Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Grisey, Gérard (1946-1998) | Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil | |
| Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911) | Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor |
Performers
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Vladimir Jurowski | Conductor |
| Allison Bell | Soprano |
Both the musical canvas and emotional scope of Mahler's Fifth Symphony are huge; something big was changing inside Gustav Mahler. Gone was the gentle, singing enchantment that had influenced his first four symphonic works.
Suddenly Mahler's orchestra was fighting for life, punching out with declamatory force and declaring a love that was so strong it hurt.
Few works have the impact and beauty of the Fifth Symphony, but Gerard Grisey's songs are something quite special all the same.
These meditations on death through poetry from four distinct cultural traditions use Spectralist techniques to extend the expressive range of conventional harmonies, creating an extraordinary and luminous canvas of sounds that has proved unfailingly alluring.
Free pre-concert event, 6.15pm until 6.45pm, Royal Festival Hall
Julian Anderson, the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Composer in Residence, takes a look at the music of Gérard Grisey.
Suddenly Mahler's orchestra was fighting for life, punching out with declamatory force and declaring a love that was so strong it hurt.
Few works have the impact and beauty of the Fifth Symphony, but Gerard Grisey's songs are something quite special all the same.
These meditations on death through poetry from four distinct cultural traditions use Spectralist techniques to extend the expressive range of conventional harmonies, creating an extraordinary and luminous canvas of sounds that has proved unfailingly alluring.
Free pre-concert event, 6.15pm until 6.45pm, Royal Festival Hall
Julian Anderson, the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Composer in Residence, takes a look at the music of Gérard Grisey.
