City of London and St Magnus Festivals
Saturday 3 September 2005 23:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Sarah Walker introduces the ensemble Psappha in a concert recorded at the recent City of London Festival. Katalin Karolyi is the mezzo-soprano soloist in Luciano Berio's ever popular Folksongs. In Peter Maxwell Davies' iconic music-theatre piece Eight Songs for a Mad King, baritone Kelvin Thomas takes the central role.
Staying with Davies, there's also a performance of his Missa Super L'Homme Armé, paired with Nigel Osborne's Sarajevo, performed by the Paragon Ensemble, conducted by Garry Walker, recorded at this year's St Magnus Festival.
Plus pianist Nicolas Hodges plays 5 Piano Pieces by Cornelius Cardew.
Playlist
Presenter: Sarah Walker
Producer: Philip Tagney
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
City of London and St Magnus Festivals
Luciano Berio
'Folksongs' (21'00")
conducted by with (mezzo soprano)
(25'47")
Read an extended programme note
with Kelvin Thomas (baritone)
(11'06")
(piano)
CD: Deutsche Grammofon DG 457 039-2, track 4
(17'17")
Read a programme note
conducted by Garry Walker with Alexandra Gibson (alto)
'Sarajevo' (18'23")
conducted by Garry Walker with (cello)
Cornelius Cardew
'5 Piano Pieces' [version 1] (3'00")
(piano)
Cornelius Cardew
'5 Piano Pieces' [version 2] (3'40")
(piano)
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