Aldeburgh Festival - Britten Cello Symphony

The Britten Sinfonia in the first of two live concerts from Snape Maltings introduced by Martin Handley and featuring music, in part, inspired by the past. Lisa Illean offers a re-imagining of music by the Franco-Flemish early renaissance composer Gilles Binchois alongside a new work, Swellsongs, with Australian recorder-player Genevieve Lacey. Also on the programme is Brett Dean's masterly Carlo - his response to the music of Carlo Gesualdo. In the second half, Laura van der Heijden is the soloist in one of Benjamin Britten's most extensive orchestral works, his Cello Symphony.

Steve Stelios Adam: et dogn
Lisa Illean/Gilles Binchois: Chansons
Lisa Illean: Swellsong (UK Premiere)
Brett Dean: Carlo

INTERVAL

Benjamin Britten: Cello Symphony, Op. 68

Genevieve Lacey (recorder)
Laura van der Heijden (cello)
Britten Sinfonia
Gemma New (conductor)

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