Northern Sinfonia

Diese Veranstaltung fand in der Vergangenheit statt

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage OneSt Mary's Square Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, North-East, NE8 2JR, Vereinigtes Königreich

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Programm

Dean, Brett (b. 1961)	Carlo
Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847)	Symphonie Nr. 5 in D-Dur, "Reformationssymphonie", Op.107
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)	Requiem in D minor, WAB 39

Darsteller

Royal Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair	Musikalische Leitung
Elizabeth Watts	Sopran
Anna Stéphany	Mezzosopran
Benjamin Hulett	Tenor
Stephan Loges	Bass
Northern Sinfonia Chorus

Shortly after its rather respectful and pious opening, Mendelssohn’s ‘Reformation’ Symphony suddenly explodes into a democratic declaration of faith and equality – two ideals the composer held so dear, and it shows. Anton Bruckner wanted similar sincerity from his Requiem, and cast it in the same grave D minor key as Mozart’s, creating an austere and deeply moving setting of an immortal text.

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Northern Sinfonia: Shifting perceptions of Bruckner, Mendelssohn and Gesualdo

Jane Shuttleworth, 18th May

Northern Sinfonia’s concert in Hall One of the Sage Gateshead last night challenged the audience to put aside our normal preconceptions, to see well-known composers in a slightly different light. Mendelssohn’s “Fifth” Symphony was actually the second one he wrote – at the age of only 20 – but it was not published until after his death and is not played as much as his other symphonies.

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