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Elgar's Caractacus

In a performance given at Worcester Cathedral as part of the 2011 Three Choirs Festival, Andrew Davis conducts the Philharmonia in Elgar's dramatic cantata Caractacus.

As part of the 2011 Three Choirs Festival, Sir Andrew Davis takes to the podium at Worcester Cathedral to conduct Elgar's dramatic cantata based on the legend of British chieftain Caractacus. The work was inspired, in part, by Elgar's mother remarking on an ancient hill, full of historical interest. This was the Herefordshire Beacon in the Malvern Hills, not far from Worcester, where, according to legend, Caractacus made his last, doomed stand against the Romans.

Elgar: Caractacus

Eigen ..... Judith Howarth (soprano)
Orbin ..... Ben Johnson (tenor)
Caractacus ..... Peter Savidge (baritone)
Arch-Druid/Bard ..... Stephen Roberts (baritone)
Claudius ..... Brindley Sherratt (bass)
Festival Chorus
George Castle (organ)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)

Followed by highlights of the 2011 Gottingen International Handel Festival, recorded in June.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Sep 2011 19:30
主播大秀 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Three Choirs Festival 2011 : Elgar - Caractacus

  • Edward Elgar

    Caractacus - cantata Op.35

    Conductor: Andrew DAVIS Performer: Ben JOHNSON - Tenor Performer: Brindley SHERRATT - Bass Performer: Judith HOWARTH - Soprano Performer: Peter SAVIDGE - Baritone Performer: Stephen ROBERTS - Baritone Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: Three Choirs Festival Chorus

  • Part Two Early Music Festivals

  • Jean-Marie Leclair - Sonata in A major Op.1`5 for violin and continuo

    Performer: London Handel Players

  • George Frideric Handel

    Del bell' idolo mio - Italian cantata no.11 for soprano and continuo

    Performer: Ruby HUGHES - Soprano Performer: London Handel Players

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Orphee - cantata for soprano, violin, gamba and continuo

    Performer: Ruby HUGHES - Soprano Performer: London Handel Players

  • George Frideric Handel

    Theodora - oratorio in 3 acts

    Performer: Ruby HUGHES - Soprano Performer: London Handel Players

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Sep 2011 19:30
    主播大秀 Radio 3

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