Hymnus
Nicholas Maw
Oxford Bach Choir
BBC Concert Orchestra
Nicholas Daniel oboe
Britten Sinfonia
Nicholas Cleobury conductor
Hymnus for mixed choir and orchestra (1995-6)
1. Hymn at Dawn
2. Evening Hymn
Little Concert for solo oboe, two horns and strings (1987)
3. Lento e calmo - Recitando: tranquillo -
4. Allegro vivace -
5. Vivace assai
Shahnama for small orchestra (1992)
6. Title. Recitando: poco sostenuto
7. Rustram and the seven champions hunt in Turan. Con moto e molto vigoroso
8. Majnun prostrates himself at his Mother’s feet. Poco larghetto
9. The Women of Egypt, overcome by the beauty of Yusuf, cutting their fingers as they peel organges. Poco espansivo, ma con moto
10. Rustram and Kay Kaus watching the King of Mazendarian turning himself into a boulder. Molto deliberato - Agitato
11. Graveyard discussion. Grave; ben misurato e ritirato
12. Intermezzo - the returned traveller discovers maidens at play in his garden. Poco maestoso - Scherzando e grazioso
13. Battle between Kay Khusraw and Afrasiyab. Agitato ma pesante
14. A Palace at night. Lento e fluttante
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Next Production
BBC Proms Saturday Matinee 3: I Fagiolini & Britten Sinfonia
London
21 August 2010
Britten Sinfonia returns to the BBC Proms in a programme including contemporary works based on the madrigals of Monteverdi and Gesualdo juxtaposed with the original music.
City of London Festival 2010
Mansion House, London
05 July 2010 7:30pm
Bach meets Brazil in this concert given by the outstanding pianist, Joanna MacGregor, and one of the UK’s most dynamic and musically inquisitive chamber orchestras, the Britten Sinfonia. This programme crosses the invisible divide between the classical and popular Brazilian music, and the concert is sure to sell out fast.
