Proms Chamber Music: Britten and Dowland
Britten and Dowland
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
Petroc Trelawny introduces performances of works by Benjamin Britten and John Dowland from London's Cadogan Hall. Ian Bostridge joins lutenist Elizabeth Kenny and the viol ensemble Fretwork for galliards and laments by Dowland, and a lute song from Britten's opera Gloriana. James Gilchrist also sings the latter's rarely heard Songs from the Chinese, accompanied by guitarist Christoph Denoth, and soprano Ruby Hughes joins the pair for the folk song arrangements, Master Kilby
Proms Chamber Music: Britten and Dowland airs on BBC Four HD at 7:15 PM, Sunday 17 November. (Subtitles, finale, series.)
Topics
Music ➝ Ballet ➝ Dance
Classical
Petroc Trelawny
Presenter
Ian Bostridge
Performer
James Gilchrist
Performer