In the Midnight Hour
Music by Anna Clyne, Benjamin Britten, Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur and Ruth Gipps in concert performances by the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and 大象传媒 Singers.
In this concert recorded at London's Barbican Hall in March 2018, Anna Clyne's 2015 orchestral work This Midnight Hour draws inspiration from the waltz and two poems, one by Juan Ram贸n Jim茅nez, where music is described as 'a naked woman running mad through the pure night'; the other by lover of the decadent Charles Baudelaire from his Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) . Expect a magic-lantern show in music, a panorama of vivid, intoxicating nocturnal sounds. Then Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang plays Britten's Violin Concerto, one of the most profound of twentieth century concertos for the instrument, a work that has finally emerged from the shadows and one that Frang has made her own. To conclude, Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony No.6, where a composer's infatuation with nature, sparked on his walks in the countryside around Vienna, lights the score.
Next, the 大象传媒 Singers and their Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin explore one of the landmarks of French 20th-century choral writing - Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur鈥檚 setting of parts of the biblical Song of Songs, Le Cantique des Cantiques. Nigel Hess鈥檚 theme tune to Ladies in Lavender receives its world premiere broadcast in a new choral arrangement, written for the 大象传媒 Singers by the composer, alongside two works for choir by the 20th-century English composer, Ruth Gipps.
Presented by Georgia Mann.
2pm
Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Britten: Violin Concerto Op.15
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' in F Op.68
Vilde Frang (violin)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
c.3.40pm
Daniel-Lesur: Le Cantique des Cantiques
Nigel Hess: Kyrie
Ruth Gipps: Easter Hymn
Ruth Gipps: Gloria
大象传媒 Singers
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)
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Anna Clyne
This Midnight Hour
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo. -
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Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto Op.15
Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F Pastoral
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo. -
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Anders Hillborg
Opening Fanfare for Brass
Ensemble: Signum Brass. -
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Anders Hillborg
Tampere Raw
Performer: Jonathan Willett. Performer: Kerry Waller. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus
Performer: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. -
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Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur
Le Cantique Des Cantiques
Performer: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Sofi Jeannin. -
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Nigel Hess
Kyrie
Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
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Ruth Gipps
An Easter Carol
Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
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Ruth Gipps
Gloria In Excelsis
Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
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Erik Satie
Jack-in-the-box Pantomime
Music Arranger: Darius Milhaud. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Darius Milhaud.- Carlton Classics.
Broadcast
- Mon 11 May 2020 14:00大象传媒 Radio 3