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Britten Sinfonia: Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Part of the Britten Sinfonia: Beethoven Symphony 2018/19 Cycle

Add to my Calendar 26-05-2019 19:30 26-05-2019 21:30 36 Britten Sinfonia: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Beethoven’s extraordinary Ninth Symphony is regarded by many as the finest of all symphonies, and its message of humanity, perhaps most famously encapsulated in the symphony’s Ode to Joy chorus, continues to resonate today (not least, as the anthem for the European Union). Here, Beethoven’s masterful celebration of the human race is paired with Gerald Barry’s The Eternal Recurrence, a brilliant, feverish setting of texts from Nietzsche’s philosophical novel Also sprach Zarathustra. Barbican Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Barbican Hall
Silk Street
Barbican, City of London
London
EC2Y 8DS
England

Programme

Gerald Barry – The Eternal Recurrence
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.9 in D minor 'Choral', Op.125

Performers

Claudia Boyle – soprano
Thomas Adès – Conductor
Eamonn Dougan – choral director

Britten Sinfonia
Britten Sinfonia Voices

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Programme Note

Beethoven’s extraordinary Ninth Symphony is regarded by many as the finest of all symphonies, and its message of humanity, perhaps most famously encapsulated in the symphony’s Ode to Joy chorus, continues to resonate today (not least, as the anthem for the European Union). Here, Beethoven’s masterful celebration of the human race is paired with Gerald Barry’s The Eternal Recurrence, a brilliant, feverish setting of texts from Nietzsche’s philosophical novel Also sprach Zarathustra.

Thomas Adès - Britten Sinfonia Beethoven Symphony Cycle

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