Transformations

Ver Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her en

A conflicted evening at the Three Choirs Festival

Simon Cummings, 1st August

Elizabeth Watts gives an unforgettably powerful performance of Finzi’s Dies Natalis in an otherwise problematic concert, marred by Adrian Partington’s uncertain approach.

***11

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her (arr. Stravinsky)
Finzi, Gerald (1901-1956)	Dies Natalis
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)	Stabat Mater, FP 148

Elizabeth Watts	Soprano
Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Adrian Partington	Dirección