大象传媒

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth in Schumann's Symphony No.2, joined by the 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus and soprano Sophie Bevan for Wigglesworth's own Magnificat. Plus Monteverdi's Lamento d'Arianna.

Deserted by her lover, the beautiful Ariadne pours out her longing and loss. The Virgin Mary sings to both heaven and earth in a moment of pure ecstasy. And Robert Schumann, smitten with his young wife Clara, weaves messages of pure love into a symphony inspired by Beethoven. Some say it鈥檚 his very greatest.

But what鈥檚 certain is that, as a composer himself, Ryan Wigglesworth brings a creator鈥檚 insight to everything he conducts - whether it鈥檚 Schumann鈥檚 ardent symphony, a reinvention of a classical myth from renaissance Venice, or Wigglesworth鈥檚 own gorgeous, typically uninhibited setting of the鈥疢agnificat, sung (for the first time in London) by the singer who inspired it, soprano Sophie Bevan, who will work wonders, along with the 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus.

Recorded at the Barbican Hall on Friday 15th December 2023. Presented by Martin Handley

Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento d鈥橝rianna (Arr Ryan Wigglesworth. London Premiere)
Ryan Wigglesworth: Magnificat (London Premiere)

Interval

Robert Schumann: Symphony No 2 in C major

Sophie Bevan (soprano)
大象传媒 Symphony Chorus
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Grace Rossiter (chorus master)
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)