Late Stravinsky
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Sat 30 Nov 202420:15 - 21:35Grote Zaal
Program
19.15 / Pre-concert talk / Foyerdeck 1
By Maartje Stokkers and Elmer Schönberger
20.15 / Main Programme / Grote Zaal
Igor Stravinsky Threni
Igor Stravinsky Requiem Canticles
Igor Stravinsky In memoriam Dylan Thomas
Igor Stravinsky Elegy for JFK
Igor Stravinsky Introitus T S Eliot in Memoriam
Igor Stravinsky Two Sacred Songs
Igor Stravinsky Anthem ‘The dove descending breaks the air’
Igor Stravinsky Pater Noster
Igor Stravinsky Ave Maria
Credits
Cappella Amsterdam
Noord Nederlands Orkest
Daniel Reuss conductor
Berit Norbakken soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland mezzo-soprano
Thomas Walker tenor
Guy Cutting tenor
Tobias Berndt baritone
Stephan MacLeod bass baritone
Cappella Amsterdam and the North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (NNO) bring Igor Stravinsky’s late works to life. The works offer a powerful glimpse into how the composer expresses grief, reflection and remembrance. In the monumental work Threni, inspired by biblical lamentations, he explores profound human emotions.
The programme explores the theme of mortality with Requiem Canticles and honours John F. Kennedy, Dylan Thomas and T.S. Eliot with Stravinsky's subdued lamentations. The concluding pieces of the concert evoke a serene and contemplative atmosphere, characterized by their ethereal melodies and harmonies. Stravinsky instills a sense of spiritual reverence with these compositions, as the gentle and transcendent musical phrases create a profound ambiance of introspection and meditation.
This concert will be recorded to be broadcast later by NTR on NPO Klassiek
