Oliver Knussen conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Honegger: Pacific 231; Pastorale d'ete. Bridge: There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook. Berg: Der Wein (soprano: Claire Booth).
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Petroc Trelawny
A typically thought-provoking programme from the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra's Artist in Association, Oliver Knussen, showcasing pieces rarely heard in the concert hall alongside 20th-century classics.
All the composers are masters of orchestral colour, and each creates a unique and concentrated soundworld. Arthur Honegger's depictions of a steam locomotive and pastoral idyll are followed by Frank Bridge's quietly anguished Shakespearean scene of death by drowning (from Hamlet) and the splintered, wintry fluidity of Italian composer Niccol貌 Castiglioni.
Soprano Claire Booth (who made her professional debut in the music of Knussen) sings Berg's heady paean to the restorative powers of fermented grape juice. And the concert closes with Debussy's astonishing, inspirational evocation of shifting seas.
Honegger: Pacific 231
Honegger: Pastorale d'茅t茅
Bridge: There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook
Berg: Der Wein
Claire Booth (soprano)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen (conductor)
This Prom will be repeated on Monday 1st August at 2pm.
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Arthur Honegger
Pacific 231 - mouvement symphonique no. 1
Conductor: Oliver Knussen Performer: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
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Arthur Honegger
Pastorale d'ete - symphonic poem for chamber orchestra
Conductor: Oliver Knussen Performer: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
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Frank Bridge
There is a willow grows aslant a brook - impression for small orchestra
Conductor: Oliver Knussen Performer: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
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Alban Berg
Der Wein for soprano and orchestra
Conductor: Oliver Knussen Performer: Claire Booth - Soprano Performer: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
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- Fri 29 Jul 2011 19:30麻豆社 Radio 3