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ReferencePG/1951/0514

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Britten Henry Purcell: Celemene, Henry Purcell: Six Songs, Henry Purcell: Six Duets, Henry Purcell: Saul and the Witch of Endor, Wigmore Hall, London

Date14 May 1951

DescriptionProgramme for the second concertof Six Recitals of English Song (BBC) during the 1951 Festival of Britain at the Wigmore Hall in London. Joan Cross (soprano), Pears (tenor), Britten (piano) and others performed works by various composers, including Britten Henry Purcell: Celemene, Henry Purcell: Six Songs, Henry Purcell: Six Duets, Henry Purcell: Saul and the Witch of Endor, Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 1 and Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 2. The programme contains the text for each piece, and a schedule for the remaining concerts in the series. There is also a second loose leaf orignial of one of the pages from the programme.

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