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When is a symphony not a symphony?

A programme of symphonies in name only performed by the 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra and 成人快手 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 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 principal guest conductor, recorded in October last year. She herself put together this programme of 'symphonies' in name only. The 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra is joined by the 成人快手 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.

2pm
Britten: Sinfonia da requiem, Op.20
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
成人快手 Singers
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 13 May 2020 14:00

Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    Sinfonia da Requiem

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphony of Psalms

    Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances Op.45

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

Broadcast

  • Wed 13 May 2020 14:00