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PSM 4: London Sinfonietta

Live from Cadogan Hall in London, Michael Cox (flute), Mark van de Wiel (clarinet) and the London Sinfonietta under Thierry Fischer play Boulez, Helen Grime and Christian Mason.

Michael Cox, Mark van de Wiel, the London Sinfonietta and Thierry Fischer, live at the 大象传媒 Proms. Celebrations for Pierre Boulez's 90th-birthday year reach a climax in this matinee performance, in which contemporary music specialists the London Sinfonietta pair Boulez's own music with that of young British composers Helen Grime and Christian Mason.

Live from Cadogan Hall, London
Presented by Tom Service

Pierre Boulez: M茅moriale ('... explosante-fixe ...' Originel)
Helen Grime: A Cold Spring
Pierre Boulez: Domaines
Christian Mason: Open to Infinity: a Grain of Sand (大象传媒 co-commission: UK premiere)
Pierre Boulez: 脡clat/Multiples

Michael Cox (flute)
Mark van de Wiel (clarinet)
London Sinfonietta
Thierry Fischer conductor

Pierre Boulez's M茅moriale puts the flute in the spotlight, showcasing minutiae of texture and articulation, while in Domaines it's a solo clarinet that gives out a sustained soliloquy. The two contrasting parts of 脡clat/Multiples (1970) are theoretically part of a larger work, as yet unfinished by the composer. They make for a striking contrast: the brilliant, glittering colours of 脡clat set against the nervy perpetual motion of Multiples.

This Prom will be repeated on Wednesday 2nd September at 2pm.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 29 Aug 2015 15:00

Music Played

  • Christian Mason

    Open to Infinity:A Grain of Sand

  • Pierre Boulez

    Eclat/Multiples

  • Pierre Boulez

    Eclat/Multiples

  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    Romanian Concerto - Finale

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Aug 2015 15:00

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