So … here’s a mix of music which begins with Fairuz evoking Christ’s Passion closely followed by Emily van Evera singing the famous Dido’s Lament from Purcell’s opera Dido & Aeneas. Two sublime voices from very different traditions.

There’s Chôros No. 1, one of the best-known guitar pieces by Villa-Lobos, followed by another sublime voice, that of Amália Rodrigues, singing Fado da Adiça.

Rokia Traoré sings Finini next. The translation of the words of this song is:

Nobody has both everything and nothing
Everything’s favouritism and inconvenience
That’s the way it is
Some people say that what we are, we asked for it
Others think that everything has a transcendent reason
Still others receive everything with a peaceful fatalism
No matter what your principles are
Hold the cloth that absorbs tears

Ghazal play a piece called Pari Mahal, which is followed by To a Dead Friend, part of the soundtrack to Eternity and a Day, composed by Eleni Karaindrou. The mix ends with a cheeky bit of froth from Werner Egk’s opera La Tentation de Saint Antoine, sung by Janet Baker.