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Refracted Sound

Feldman's for Samuel Beckett

Part of the London Sinfonietta 2024/25

Add to my Calendar 29-11-2024 19:00 29-11-2024 21:00 36 Refracted Sound Written shortly before the composer's death, Morton Feldman's expansive For Samuel Beckett is a meditatively shifting work, in which tiny differences between endless rhythmic and harmonic permutations suspend space and time. A giant of American minimalism, Feldman's experiments with scale and entropy led him to an obsession with quietly powerful music: this evocative piece seems to appear from nowhere and float on elsewhere after is end.  The Royal Academy of Music's talented Mason Ensemble will join our players side-by-side on stage to perform this mysterious and beautiful work.   Queen Elizabeth Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Queen Elizabeth Hall
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX
England

Programme

Morton Feldman – For Samuel Beckett

Performers

Jack Sheen – Conductor

London Sinfonietta
Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble

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Programme Note

Written shortly before the composer's death, Morton Feldman's expansive For Samuel Beckett is a meditatively shifting work, in which tiny differences between endless rhythmic and harmonic permutations suspend space and time.

A giant of American minimalism, Feldman's experiments with scale and entropy led him to an obsession with quietly powerful music: this evocative piece seems to appear from nowhere and float on elsewhere after is end. 

The Royal Academy of Music's talented Mason Ensemble will join our players side-by-side on stage to perform this mysterious and beautiful work.  

Morton Feldman

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