Aldeburgh Festival - Britten's Phaedra

In the second of its live concerts from this year’s Aldeburgh Festival, the Britten Sinfonia presents a programme inspired by the classics. Youthful Britten is marked by radiant piece for piano and orchestra inspired by the image of Apollo, and the same source provides the inspiration for one of Stravinsky’s most imaginative and finely honed ballet scores, Apollon musagète - Apollo, leader of the Muses. Also on the programme is one of John Woolrich’s best known pieces, Ulysses Awakes, a reworking of music by Monteverdi, and mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston joins the orchestra for a performance of Britten’s cantata Phaedra. Presented by Martin Handley.

Benjamin Britten: Young Apollo, Op. 16
John Woolrich: Ulysses Awakes
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Quel prix de mon amour (from Medea)
Igor Stravinsky: Apollon musagète
Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93

Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano)
Iain Farrington (piano)
Wenhan Jiang (viola)
Britten Sinfonia
Zoe Beyers (violin/director)

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