Hathor Consort
Inspired by Purcell. Upon Silence
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TOPSTUK PURCELL
A modern take on Henry Purcell’s Fantasias
For composer George Benjamin, Upon Silence – directly inspired by Purcell's Fantasias – brought a welcome end to a period of writer’s block. Its text, a poem by W. B. Yeats, portrays three historical figures absorbed in silent contemplation: Julius Caesar, Helen of Troy and Michelangelo, who is painting. Led by Klara's 2018 Soloist of the Year Romina Lischka, the Hathor Consort and two fabulous vocalists present Purcell's immortal original alongside new music for gamba consort.
programme
George Benjamin (1960)
Upon Silence
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Fantasias
Wim Henderickx (1962) BOLD
In Deep Silence III (arr.)
and music by Alexander Goehr (1932), Nico Muhly (1981) & John Woolrich (1954)
George Benjamin (1960)
Upon Silence
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Fantasias
Wim Henderickx (1962) BOLD
In Deep S
