| MacMillan, Sir James (n. 1959) | All the Hills and Vales Along (*) | |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) | Sinfonía núm. 4 en do menor, op. 43 |
| Ian Bostridge | Tenor |
| London Symphony Orchestra | |
| Gianandrea Noseda | Dirección |
| London Symphony Chorus | |
| Simon Halsey | Dirección de coro |
| National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain |
James Macmillan’s affecting memorial to the dead of World War I is paired with Shostakovich’s gut-wrenching Fourth Symphony.
James Macmillan’s new work, commissioned to commemorate 100 years since the Armistice of 1918, remembers the human cost of war. Setting words by Charles Sorley, a poet killed in action in 1915, it addresses rows of soldiers on their way to the front. ‘On, marching men, on / To the gates of death with song / … Give your gladness to earth’s keeping / So be glad, when you are sleeping’.
Shostakovich’s Fourth is a work of epic proportions, requiring over 100 musicians. Owing to Soviet censure, the piece went unperformed for almost 30 years after it was completed. That is until, in 1961, it was revealed as a significant milestone in the composer’s output, the work which solidified him as a master symphonist.
Part of For the Fallen: Marking the First World War Centenary
* Commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra and 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Art Commissions, with the world premieres taking place at The Cumnock Tryst festival (chamber version) on 6 October 2018 and LSO (orchestral version) on 4 November 2018
Tickets: £56 £41 £31 £22 £16
Tickets on sale online from 10am on 2nd February 2018.
