BBC Proms - Season 31 Episode 4
Joan Bakewell introduces part of one of the concerts of British music that opened this year's Jubilee season at the Henry Wood Proms. Henry Purcell's Hail, bright Cecilia: a song for St Cecilia's Day - a setting in praise of the patroness of music heard first in 1692. Before the performance the composer, Sir Michael Tippett, a lifelong devotee of Purcell's music and joint editor of the version performed at this concert, talks to the conductor, Nicholas Cleobury, who is making his debut on television. FELICITY LOTT (soprano) JAMES BOWMAN (counter-tenor) CHARLES BRETT (counter-tenor) IAN PARTRIDGE (tenor) STEPHEN ROBERTS (baritone) DAVID THOMAS (bass-baritone) Continuo: STEPHEN CLEOBURY (organ) DAVID ROBLOU (harpsichord) NIGEL NORTON (theorbo) STEPHEN ORTON (cello) Schola Cantorum of Oxford The Purcell Orchestra leader ROGER GARLAND conducted by Nicholas Cleobury
First Air Date : 1947-09-13
Last Air date : 2024-12-24
Runtime : 57 minutes
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Subtitles :
- Season 31 : Episode 11977-07-22
- Season 31 : Episode 21977-07-29
- Season 31 : Episode 31977-08-07
- Season 31 : Episode 41977-08-14
- Season 31 : Episode 51977-08-21
- Season 31 : Episode 61977-08-28
- Season 31 : Episode 71977-09-04
- Season 31 : Episode 81977-09-11
- Season 31 : Episode 91977-09-16
- Season 31 : Episode 101977-09-17
- Season 31 : Episode 111977-11-19
- Season 31 : Episode 121977-12-27
- Season 31 : Episode 131978-04-18
- Season 31 : Episode 151978-07-18
- Season 31 : Episode 161978-07-25
