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Iestyn Davies

Purcell, Handel, Schubert, Nico Muhly

with Oliver Wass (harp)

Purcell, Handel, Schubert, Nico Muhly
Join the compelling partnership of multiple award-winner Iestyn Davies and Guildhall Gold Medal-winner Oliver Wass for a ride through 400 years of music from the Old and New Worlds.

Giovanni Maria Trabaci Toccata Seconda & Ligature per l'arpa
Claudio Monteverdi Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius, SV287
Girolamo Frescobaldi Se l'aura spira tutta vezzosa
Francesco Cavalli Giasone: ‘Delizie, contenti che l'alma beate’
Henry Purcell Come, ye sons of art, away, Z323: ‘Strike the viol, touch the lute’
Francisco Tárrega Recuerdos de la Alhambra (for solo harp)
Franz Schubert Im Frühling D882, Seligkeit D433, An den Mond D193
Maurice Ravel Jeux d'eau
Francis Poulenc Le bestiaire

INTERVAL

Nico Muhly 4 Traditional Songs
Amy Beach 3 Songs, Op. 19: Ecstasy, Op. 19 No. 2
Anna Meredith Fin like a Flower
Henry Purcell Sweeter than roses, Z585
Benjamin Britten Suite for harp, Op. 83: I. Overture, II. Toccata, III. Nocturne, IV. Fugue
George Frideric Handel Partenope, HWV27: ‘Sento Amor con novi dardi’,
Saul, HWV53: ‘O Lord, whose mercies numberless’


Iestyn Davies countertenor
Oliver Wass harp


Full Event Details

Join the compelling partnership of multiple award-winner Iestyn Davies and Guildhall Gold Medal-winner Oliver Wass for a ride through 400 years of music from the Old and New Worlds.

Giovanni Maria Trabaci Toccata Seconda & Ligature per l'arpa
Claudio Monteverdi Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius, SV287
Girolamo Frescobaldi Se l'aura spira tutta vezzosa
Francesco Cavalli Giasone: ‘Delizie, contenti che l'alma beate’
Henry Purcell Come, ye sons of art, away, Z323: ‘Strike the viol, touch the lute’
Francisco Tárrega Recuerdos de la Alhambra (for solo harp)
Franz Schubert Im Frühling D882, Seligkeit D433, An den Mond D193
Maurice Ravel Jeux d'eau
Francis Poulenc Le bestiaire

INTERVAL

Nico Muhly 4 Traditional Songs
Amy Beach 3 Songs, Op. 19: Ecstasy, Op. 19 No. 2
Anna Meredith Fin like a Flower
Henry Purcell Sweeter than roses, Z585
Benjamin Britten Suite for harp, Op. 83: I. Overture, II. Toccata, III. Nocturne, IV. Fugue
George Frideric Handel Partenope, HWV27: ‘Sento Amor con novi dardi’,
Saul, HWV53: ‘O Lord, whose mercies numberless’

Iestyn Davies countertenor
Oliver Wass harp

Venue Details & Map

Location

Wigmore Hall, London
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP


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