Perhaps Nielsen鈥檚 best-loved symphony, 鈥楾he Inextinguishable鈥� seems to encapsulate all that is greatest in his music, in its thrilling dynamism and gripping drama. Written in 1914 as Europe plunged into the First World War, the symphony was, in Nielsen鈥檚 words, a defiant expression of 鈥榯he elemental will to life鈥� in the face of unprecedented destruction. Composed that same year, Ravel鈥檚 Le tombeau de Couperin turns to the glories of France鈥檚 musical past for solace, while Sibelius鈥檚 The Oceanides evokes classical myth in a tone-poem of mesmerising tension. Celebrated Swedish mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter joins the orchestra in Zemlinksy鈥檚 ravishing Maeterlinck settings.
大象传媒 SO Plus Intro
6.00pm Fountain Room
A free introduction to the music in tonight鈥檚 concert with Andrew Mellor.
