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PSM 4: London Sinfonietta

A Prom featuring the London Sinfonietta. Boulez: Memoriale (... explosante-fixe ... Originel); Domaines; Eclat/Multiple. Plus works by Helen Grime and Christian Mason.

Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore.

Another chance to hear Michael Cox, Mark van de Wiel, the London Sinfonietta and Thierry Fischer in their Proms Saturday Matinee. Celebrations for Pierre Boulez's 90th-birthday year reach a climax in this 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.

Presented by Tom Service from Cadogan Hall, London.

2pm:
Pierre Boulez: M茅moriale ('... explosante-fixe ...' Originel)

2:10pm:
Helen Grime: A Cold Spring

2:20pm:
Pierre Boulez: Domaines

2:35pm:
Christian Mason: Open to Infinity: a Grain of Sand (成人快手 co-commission: UK premiere)

2:45pm:
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.

[First broadcast Saturday 29th August].

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Pierre Boulez

    Memoriale

    Performer: Michael Cox. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
  • Helen Grime

    A Cold Spring

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Domaines

    Performer: Mark van de Wiel.
  • Christian Mason

    Open to Infinity : a Grain of Sand

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Eclat/Multiples

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.

Broadcast

  • Wed 2 Sep 2015 14:00