bˈɜːtwɪsəl kəmpˈoʊzd vænˈiːɾəz bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ pˈoʊᵻm baɪ dˈeɪvɪd hˈɑːɹsənt ɪspˈɛʃəli fɔːɹ lˈæŋɡɹɪdʒᵻz sˈɛvəntˌiəθ bˈɜːθdeɪ kˈɑːnsɚt æt lˈʌndənz wˈɪɡmoːɹ hˈɔːl ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn.
Birtwistle composed Vanitas (based on a poem by David Harsent) especially for Langridge's 70th birthday concert at London's Wigmore Hall in November 2009.