Radio 3 in Concert

Tenebrae joins the Britten Sinfonia for James MacMillan's Seven Last Words from the Cross. Recorded on March 28 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, presented by Ian Skelly. Edmund Finnis: Hymn (After Byrd). Allegri: Miserere. Barber: Adagio for Strings Victoria: Responsories (selection). Interval. James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross. Tenebrae. Britten Sinfonia, conductor Nigel Short. Barber's Adagio and Allegri's Miserere prepare the way for James MacMillan's great Passion meditation in this emotionally charged evening from Tenebrae and Britten Sinfonia.