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A Sea Symphony

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo in Oliver Knussen鈥檚 final work, Britten鈥檚 Double Concerto, plus the 大象传媒 Symphony chorus in Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Sea Symphony.

Full sail for new shores: Sakari Oramo conducts Vaughan Williams鈥檚 A Sea Symphony, Britten鈥檚 Double Concerto and the London premiere of Oliver Knussen鈥檚 exquisite Cleveland Pictures.

鈥淏ehold, the sea itself!鈥 With a ringing fanfare, and a mighty choral shout Vaughan Williams鈥檚 A Sea Symphony takes the poetry of Walt Whitman and opens the floodgates to a spring tide of inspiration. 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra chief conductor Sakari Oramo has a special affinity for British music, and tonight he ends the season under full sail.

It鈥檚 all about new horizons, after all: so what better way to open than with the first London performance of a magical work by the much-missed Oliver Knussen. Cleveland Pictures is Knussen at the top of his game: jewel-like in its colour, precision and sense of wonder. It鈥檒l cast its spell over this performance of Britten鈥檚 atmospheric, rarely heard Double Concerto 鈥 with two uniquely sensitive soloists, Vilde Frang and Lawrence Power, supplying their own special poetry.

Recorded at the Barbican on Friday 24th May 2024. Presented by Martin Handley

Oliver Knussen: Cleveland Pictures
Benjamin Britten: Double Concerto for Violin and Viola

Interval

Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1)

Silja Aalto (soprano)
Morgan Pearse (baritone)
Vilde Frang (violin)
Lawrence Power (viola)
大象传媒 Symphony Chorus
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Tue 11 Jun 2024 19:30

Music Played

  • Oliver Knussen

    Cleveland pictures for orchestra

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Performer: Lawrence Power. Music Arranger: Colin Matthews. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Ivor Gurney

    Song of the Summer Woods

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.
    • SOMM.
  • Ivor Gurney

    The Sea

    Performer: Mark Bebbington.
    • SOMM.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    A Sea Symphony (Symphony no.1)

    Singer: Silja Aalto. Singer: Morgan Pearse. Choir: 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Two songs for contralto with viola obligato op. 91 - No. 2, Geistliches Wiegenlied

    Performer: Yulia Deyneka. Performer: Sir Simon Rattle. Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩.
    • 厂辞颈谤茅别.
    • Pentatone.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Tue 11 Jun 2024 19:30