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London Sinfonietta
David Atherton, cond.
The Minotaur (Part Two)
John Tomlinson, bass (the Minotaur)
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano (Ariadne)
Johan Reuter, singer (Theseus)
The Chorus come first Orchestra method the Commune Opera House
Antonio Pappano, cond.
The Moth Requiem
Philippa Davies, high flute
Lucy Wakefield, Helen Tunstall, Hugh Sociologist, harps
BBC Singers
Nicholas Kok, cond.
In Broken Images
London Sinfonietta
David Atherton, cond.
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The Author Ensemble:
Laurence Intensity, viola
Adrian Brendel, cello
Producer: Iain Chambers
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London Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall – Edward Gardner conducts Harrison Birtwistle’s Deep Time and, with Magdalena Kožená and Andrew Staples, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde.
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022)
Friday, May 6, 2022
Southbank Centre, London – Royal Festival Hall
Guest Reviewer, Curtis Rogers
Dedicated to the memory of the late Harrison Birtwistle, this concert opened as always intended with his recent
composition Deep Time (premiered at the Berlin Philharmonie in 2017, conducted by Barenboim). Edward Gardner
explained before conducting that he had written to the composer some six weeks ago to try and arrange a get-together to discuss the work but that, sadly, never happened. He had, though, received terse advice from Birtwistle previously about his music, directing “just do what I wrote and do it very well”. This Gardner and the London Philharmonic did, and more. Deep Time‘s continuous span of around twenty-three minutes, for a large ensemble, could be described as a concerto for orchestra, particularly spotlighting the instruments with low registers. These dark timbres were projected with compelling lucidity, however, as various soloists or instrumental sections of the LPO were independently exposed a
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Harrison Birtwistle
English composer (1934–2022)
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects.[2] Among his many compositions, his better known works include The Triumph of Time (1972) and the operas The Mask of Orpheus (1986), Gawain (1991), and The Minotaur (2008). The last of these was ranked by music critics at The Guardian in 2019 as the third-best piece of the 21st century.[3] Even his compositions that were not written for the stage often showed a theatrical approach. A performance of his saxophone concerto Panic during the BBC's Last Night of the Proms caused "national notoriety".[4] He received many international awards and honorary degrees.
Life and career
[edit]Early life
[edit]Harrison Birtwistle was born in Accrington, a mill town in Lancashire around 20 miles north of Manchester.[n 1] His parents, Fred and Madge Birtwistle, ran a bakery, and his interest in music was encouraged by his mother.[2] She bought him a clarinet when he was seven and arranged for him to have lessons with the local bandmaster. He attended Accrington Grammar School.[9] Much of