Nick Pritchard & Ian Tindale
Rising stars Nick Pritchard and Ian Tindale celebrate three outstanding song composers: Gabriel Fauré, Francis Poulenc and Benjamin Britten.
Nick Pritchard’s performance has been described as ‘engaging and beautifully considered’ (Opera Today). He is joined by the ‘wonderfully responsive and assured’ (The Telegraph) pianist Ian Tindale in a celebration of 20th-century French and English song.
The recital demonstrates the versatility of song composer Benjamin Britten. The impassioned Canticle I is inspired by one of the most sensual passages from the Old Testament, while Winter Words sets poems by Thomas Hardy that ruminate on the passing of time and the glories of nature. By contrast, the delightful settings of British and French folksongs are playful and romantic.
The programme also features two leading French melodists: Gabriel Fauré and Francis Poulenc. Fauré’s L’Horizon chimérique depicts a mysterious sea voyage, while Poulenc’s songs include an evocation of sunset and an ardent protest against the barbarity of war.
the tenor is the best thing in the showWhat's on Stage on Nick Pritchard's performance in The Rape of LucretiaThe Rape of Lucretia
wonderfully responsive and assured pianist
Nick Pritchard Tenor
Ian Tindale Piano
Faure L’Horizon Chimérique
Britten La belle est au jardin d’amour
Britten Il est quelqu’un sur terre
Britten Quand j’étais chez mon père
Poulenc Tu vois le feu du soir
Poulenc Deux Poèmes de Louis Arago
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Britten Canticle 1
Britten Winter Words
Britten The plough boy
Britten How sweet the answer
Britten The last rose of summer
Britten The salley gardens
Britten Sally in our alley
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