麻豆社

Afternoon on 3 - with Jonathan Swain.

Another chance to hear Oliver Knussen conducting the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in works by Dukas, Mark-Anthony Turnage, and Gunther Schuller, and Scriabin's thrilling Poem of Ectasy.

Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Penny Gore.

2pm:
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2.15pm:
Mark-Anthony Turnage: On Opened Ground

2.40pm:
Gunther Schuller: Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee

3pm:
Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy

Lawrence Power (viola)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen (conductor)

Poetry, art and music itself inspire this programme. Scriabin's The Poem of Ecstasy fuses poetry and music in pursuit of sexual bliss and spiritual transcendence. Turnage's viola concerto On Opened Ground pays tribute to the poet Seamus Heaney. Schuller's Seven Studies explore Paul Klee's paintings in sound, while Dukas transforms a ballad by Goethe into a musical tale of magic and mischief.

[First heard on 6th August]

Followed by:

Piern茅: Fantaisie-ballet for piano and orchestra
Jean Efflam-Bavouzet, piano
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena, conductor

Piern茅: Paysages franciscains
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena, conductor.