Alexander Scriabin Five Preludes Op.74 not LS
George Benjamin Shadowlines
Claude Debussy Syrinx
Olivier Messiaen Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d’adieu
Maurice Ravel Chansons madécasses
Anton Webern Variations Op.27 not LS
George Benjamin Upon Silence
In a programme devised and presented by the composer, George Benjamin’s work is embedded in some of the music he feels closest to.
The immediacy and drama extracted from the canons of Shadowlines are prefaced by Webern’s crystalline counterpoint, Messiaen’s plangent bells and delicate tears, and the brittle expressionism of Scriabin.
The web of fine-spun textures and eerie stases in Upon Silence are a partner to the strange beauty of Ravel and Debussy.
An alluring blend of seductive, intricately crafted music and miraculously conjured sonorities.
George Benjamin Conductor
Susan Bickley Mezzo Soprano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano
Ticket Information
Tickets £18, £15, £12 (under 27s half price)
Venue Information
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, AldeburghSnape, Suffolk, IP17 1SP, UK
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