Edward Gardner & Nicolas Altstaedt
Programme
Commissioned by musica viva/BR, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Cello Biënnale Amsterdam, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Casa da Música
Performers
Information about the programme
A spectacular four-minute opening: Oliver Knussen’s Flourish With Fireworks is a resounding homage to Stravinsky and intentionally alludes to his brilliant orchestral showpiece Feu d’artifice. The new, kaleidoscopic Cello Concerto by the Australian-Chinese composer Liza Lim was written for Nicolas Altstaedt’s virtuosic abilities. In the furious Three Screaming Popes, the British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage was inspired by Francis Bacon’s disturbing portraits of popes, and embeds Spanish dances into the musical texture in such a way that a hint of tango remains recognizable here and there. Edward Gardner concludes this multifaceted program with the unfinished Cleveland Pictures, in which the famous collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art is musically depicted, with paintings ranging from Rodin and Fabergé to Goya and Turner serving as sources of inspiration.
musica viva
This concert is part of the Bavarian Radios’ musica viva series. Musica viva is one of the world’s most famous forums for future-oriented and contemporary music, where many experimental works and performances for orchestra and chamber music receive their premiere.
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