Spain Tour 2014
Murcia
Madrid
29 – 30 Jan 2014
Purcell arr. Britten
Chacony in G minor
Britten
Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2
Bridge arr. Britten
There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook
Mahler arr. David Matthews
Rückert Lieder
Thomas Adès
Court Studies from The Tempest
Purcell
Rondeau from Abdelazer Suite
Oliver Knussen
Songs without Voices, Op. 26
Britten
Sinfonietta Op. 1
Artists
Claudia Huckle
contralto
Summary
Britten Sinfonia tour Spain in January 2014 with contralto, Claudia Huckle, performing a programme of works which examine Benjamin Britten, his influences and his contemporaries.
The programme will feature Britten’s first who Opuses alongside contemporary works by Thomas Adès and Oliver Knussen. Britten Sinfonia will also perform works composed by Britten’s influences: English Baroque composer, Pucell, his teacher, Frank Bridge and long term collaborator, David Matthews’ arrangement of Mahler’s Rückert Lieder.
