The Rite of Spring

Adam Hickox conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert that features Stravinsky's groundbreaking ballet The Rite of Spring and a new work for clarinet and orchestra by Gavin Higgins written for clarinettist Mark Simpson. Also on the programme, music by Benjamin Britten, his reflective look at English folk song subtitled 'A Time There Was...'

Recorded earlier this month at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool, and presented by Penny Gore.

Benjamin Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
Gavin Higgins: Clarinet Concerto (world premiere)
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Mark SImpson (clarinet)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Adam Hickox (conductor)

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