
The BBC Singers and chief conductor David Hill join forces with the Nash Ensemble for the world premiere of Judith Weir's In the Land of Uz.
The BBC Singers with Chief Conductor David Hill perform the world premiere of In the Land of Uz, by the group's Associate Composer Judith Weir. Joined by tenor Adrian Thompson and the Nash Ensemble, with Stephen Farr at the organ, In the Land of Uz is a dramatised reading of the biblical Book of Job, from which all the text is taken.
The BBC Singers also perform Palestrina's masterful Missa 'Confitebor tibi' in the sumptuous acoustic of Southwark Cathedral.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Offertorium 'Confitebor tibi, Domine'; Missa 'Confitebor tibi'
Judith Weir: In the Land of Uz (BBC commission: world premiere)
Adrian Thompson, tenor
BBC Singers
Nash Ensemble
Stephen Farr, organ
David Hill, conductor
Presented by Georgia Mann.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Motet 'Confitebor tibi, Domine'
Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: David Hill.![]()
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa 'Confitebor tibi' (Proms 2017)
Choir: BBC Singers. Performer: David Hill.![]()
Judith Weir
In the Land of Uz
Singer: Adrian Thompson. Performer: Stephen Farr. Choir: BBC Singers. Orchestra: Nash Ensemble. Conductor: David Hill.Post-concert
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Allan Pettersson
Violin Concert no.2: final section (cantando & a tempo)
Performer: Isabelle van Keulen. Performer: Thomas Dausgaard. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Pettersson - Violin Concerto No. 2 - van Keulen - Dausgaard.
- CPO.
- 8-10.
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Franz Schubert
Rosamunde (Entr'acte no.3 in B flat major)
Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.- BIS.
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Carl Nielsen
Dance of the Cockerels (Maskarade)
Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.- Carl Nielsen: Orchestral Music.
- Da Capo.
- 2.
Broadcast
- Sat 12 Aug 201715:00BBC Radio 3
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