Grisey's Les espaces acoustiques
Tom Service presents a the first complete UK performance of French composer Gerard Grisey's Les espaces acoustiques, a cycle of six works written between 1974 and 1985.
Tom Service presents a concert given at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, featuring the first complete UK performance of French composer Gerard Grisey's Les espaces acoustiques, a cycle of six works written between 1974 and 1985. Described by the composer as a 'great laboratory', the works explore the very essence of sound itself.
Including conversation with composer Julian Anderson and writer Paul Griffiths.
Paul Silverthorne (viola)
London Sinfonietta
Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble
George Benjamin (conductor)
Gerard Grisey: Les espaces acoustiques.
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- Sat 14 Feb 2009 22:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
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