When is a symphony not a symphony?
A programme of symphonies in name only performed by the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and 大象传媒 Singers with Dalia Stasevska in her debut concert as principal guest conductor.
Composed in the shadow of the Second World War, Britten鈥檚 Sinfonia da Requiem opens Dalia Stasevska鈥檚 first concert at the Barbican as the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 principal guest conductor, recorded in October last year. She herself put together this programme of 'symphonies' in name only. The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra is joined by the 大象传媒 Singers in Stravinsky鈥檚 Symphony of Psalms - a devout musical gesture, re-imagining religious rituals on a symphonic scale. And the orchestra conclude with one of the greatest tests of the conductor's art, Rachmaninov鈥檚 exhilarating Symphonic Dances; composed in America in 1940 just three years before his death, it pulses with rhythmic energy, embracing jazz, plainchant and the waltz.
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Britten: Sinfonia da requiem, Op.20
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
大象传媒 Singers
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska (conductor)
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Benjamin Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska. -
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Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms
Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska. -
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphonic Dances Op.45
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
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- Wed 13 May 2020 14:00大象传媒 Radio 3