Performers

Christopher Ainslie . countertenor
Hugo Ticciati . concert master

Program

Henry Purcell > Ouverture in G minor Z. 772

Nirvana > "Something in the way" (arranged by Klemens Bittmann)

Henry Purcell > "O solitude, my sweetest choice" Z. 406 for countertenor
(arranged by Johannes Marmén) and Chaconne in G minor Z. 730

Nirvana > "Smells like teen spirit" (arranged by Klemens Bittmann)

Henry Purcell > "Hear my prayer, O Lord" Z. 15
(arranged by Johannes Marmén)

Nirvana > "Come as you are" (arranged by Klemens Bittmann)

Henry Purcell > "Dido's Lament: When I am laid in earth" (from "Dido and
Aeneas") for countertenor (arranged by Johannes Marmén)

Henry Purcell > "The Cold Song" (from "King Arthur") for countertenor
(arranged by Johannes Marmén)

Nirvana > "Lithium" (arranged by Klemens Bittmann)

We continue our BaRock series by fusing Kurt Cobain's grunge metal punk rock and Henry Purcell's baroque in a musical nirvana. Why? Because both transform loneliness and melancholy into the greatest sensuality of sound. To die for ...