Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann (1710-1784) | Sinfonia in D minor | |
| Arne, Thomas (1710-1778) | Symphony no. 4 in C minor | |
| Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista (1710-1736) | Stabat Mater |
Performers
| Elizabeth Watts | Soprano |
| Anna Stéphany | Mezzo-soprano |
| Early Opera Company | |
| Christian Curnyn | Conductor |
The Early Opera Company and its founder-conductor
celebrate the anniversaries of three composers, all
born in 1710: J. S. Bach’s sadly wayward eldest son,
Wilhelm Friedemann (see also Proms Chamber Music 4);
the tragically short-lived Giovanni Battista Pergolesi,
whose touchingly lyrical meditation on the sufferings
of Christ’s mother at the foot of the Cross has been
winning new audiences; and the London-born
Thomas Arne, once the leading British composer
of his day, now known largely for writing Rule,
Britannia!
celebrate the anniversaries of three composers, all
born in 1710: J. S. Bach’s sadly wayward eldest son,
Wilhelm Friedemann (see also Proms Chamber Music 4);
the tragically short-lived Giovanni Battista Pergolesi,
whose touchingly lyrical meditation on the sufferings
of Christ’s mother at the foot of the Cross has been
winning new audiences; and the London-born
Thomas Arne, once the leading British composer
of his day, now known largely for writing Rule,
Britannia!
