with Jeremy Kenyon (countertenor), Nicholas Scott (tenor) | Purcell, Britten, Tippett
- Jeremy Kenyon (countertenor)
- Nicholas Scott (tenor)
- Libby Burgess (piano)
- Britten: Abraham and Isaac
- Songs by Purcell and Tippett
An event as part of the Britten 100 celebrations opens the fourth Passiontide at Merton festival. Dating from 1952, Britten sets the story of how Abraham is summoned by God to offer up his own child Isaac for sacrifice. It employs a highly dramatic scena, using two voices, tenor and alto, which not only perform the respective roles of father and son but also, singing in rhythmic unison, the other-worldly sound of the voice of God. Completing the programme is a selection of solo songs for alto and tenor.
