Elizabeth Atherton (soprano) *
Roderick Williams (baritone) *
BBC Symphony Chorus*
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox conductor
We continue our Tippett centenary celebrations with the composer's rarely-performed cantata exploring the 4th-century saint's transcendent vision of eternity. Written in the wake of Stalin's death, Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony revels in Russia's new-found freedom of expression.
DavidHahn
