Cadogan Hall5 Sloane Terrace, Londres, Greater London, SW1X 9DQ, Royaume-uni
Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de London
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) | Sonate en fa majeur pour flûte, alto et harpe | |
| Schönberg, Arnold (1874-1951) | Pierrot lunaire |
Artistes
| Christine Schäfer | Soprano |
| Nash Ensemble | |
| Martyn Brabbins | Direction |
First a Debussy masterpiece of timeless grace,
composed as the Great War raged about his
ears. Another of his late sonatas was originally
entitled ‘Pierrot fâché avec la lune’ (Pierrot
angry with the moon) but Schoenberg’s eerie
Expressionist melodrama got there first. This is
music through which Christine Schäfer has been
exploiting her virtuosity as a singing actress in
a variety of settings. ‘Every time I do this piece,’
she says, ‘I try something new
composed as the Great War raged about his
ears. Another of his late sonatas was originally
entitled ‘Pierrot fâché avec la lune’ (Pierrot
angry with the moon) but Schoenberg’s eerie
Expressionist melodrama got there first. This is
music through which Christine Schäfer has been
exploiting her virtuosity as a singing actress in
a variety of settings. ‘Every time I do this piece,’
she says, ‘I try something new
