Adventures through time and space with the London Sinfonietta

Von Benjamin Poore, 27 März 2018

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“pulling us free of conventional harmony’s gravitational force into a new musical universe”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kings Place: Hall One, London, am 24 März 2018

Webern, Three Songs after Ferdinand Avenarius

Debussy, Preludes: selection

Schönberg, Streichquartett Nr. 2 in fis-Moll: Entrückung

Berg, Four pieces for clarinet and piano, Op.5

Strawinsky, 3 Stücke für Streichquartett

Cowell, Banshee

Cowell, Aeolian Harp

Schönberg, Kammersinfonie Nr. 1 E-Dur, Op. 9 (arr. Webern)

Elizabeth Atherton, Sopran

Rolf Hind, Klavier

Tom Service, Moderation

Prof. Malcolm Longair, Moderation

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London Sinfonietta explodes fixed views of Boulez

Roy Westbrook, 5th October

Pierre Boulez died in 2016, but on this evidence of this exploration into …explosante-fixe…, his music will live on.

*****

Patterns in motion: Sasha Waltz & Guests dance Riley’s In C

Marat Ingeldeev, 29th April

An evening of thrilling choreography and seamless synergy between dance and music, as Sasha Waltz & Guests and the London Sinfonietta bring Terry Riley’s legendary In C to life.

****1

London Sinfonietta's ‘Hidden Voices’ lack a narrative strand

Susannah Moody, 3rd April

The London Sinfonietta blends premieres and poetry in a confusing evening at the Southbank Centre.

**111

London Sinfonietta’s spectacular exploration of Cage and Boulez

Marat Ingeldeev, 9th March

Musical cross-pollination came to life in London Sinfonietta’s electrifying performance, in a seamless blend of theatre, history and virtuosic playing.

*****

London Sinfonietta weave Love Lines with passion and drama

Christopher Woodley, 6th December

Engaging performances, including two world premieres, are served up by one of Kings Place's partners in the ‘Scotland Unwrapped’ season.

****1

Failing better, sounding again: Beckett and Feldman at the Southbank

Marat Ingeldeev, 29th November

Beckett’s theatrical precision and Feldman’s fragile soundscapes cross paths at the Southbank Centre, creating a fleeting beauty in a profound artistic dialogue.

****1

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Benjamin Poore

Benjamin Poore is a writer and critic. His book on psychoanalysis and literature is forthcoming in 2019. He has previously written about literature and culture for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.