Watch online on royalscottishnationalorchestra.vhx.tvRoyal Scottish National OrchestraRecorded at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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| Friday 26 February 2021 | 19:00 |
Programme
| Walker, George (1922-2018) | Lyric for Strings | |
| Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) | Les Illuminations, for soprano or tenor and strings, Op.18 | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op.67 |
Performers
| Royal Scottish National Orchestra | |
| Thomas Søndergård | Conductor |
| Nicky Spence | Tenor |
With Beethoven, four notes are enough to start a revolution. ‘This is how Fate knocks at the door!’ he said, and everyone knows the electrifying opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. But if that’s all you know, you’re in for the musical adventure of a lifetime – a headlong ride through tragedy, tranquility and blazing triumph. Thomas Søndergård conducts, Nicky Spence sings Britten’s dreamlike songs, and we start with the haunting Lyric for Strings by George Walker: a true American original.
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