
Prom 65: Pierre Boulez, Bela Bartok and Elliott Carter
Ensemble intercontemporain and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers conducted by Baldur Bronnimann. Bartok: Three Village Scenes. Boulez: Anthemes 2. Carter: Penthode. Boulez: cummings ist der Dichter.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, Ensemble Intercontemporain and Baldur Brönnimann at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms in repertoire by the ensemble's founder Pierre Boulez, Elliott Carter and Bartok.
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch from the Royal Albert Hall on 2nd September
Bela Bartok: Three Village Scenes
Pierre Boulez: Anthèmes 2
Elliott Carter: Penthode
Pierre Boulez: cummings ist der Dichter
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Ensemble intercontemporain
Baldur Brönnimann, conductor
The Ensemble Intercontemporain commemorates the late Pierre Boulez - composer, conductor, polemicist and founder of the ensemble - with a programme of pieces he conducted during more than 40 years of appearances at the Proms. His Anthèmes 2, for violin and electronics, contrasts with the exuberant vocal setting of avian poetry by EE Cummings, performed by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers.
Around these come Bartók's earthy Village Scenes and Elliott Carter's Penthode - written for tonight's ensemble - a slow movement of geological power that has been compared to the steady glide of tectonic plates.
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Prom 65
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Béla Bartók
Three Village Scenes
Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Orchestra: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: Baldur Brönnimann. -
Pierre Boulez
Anthèmes 2
Performer: Jeanne-Marie Conquer. Orchestra: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: Baldur Brönnimann. -
Elliott Carter
Penthode
Orchestra: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: Baldur Brönnimann. -
Pierre Boulez
cummings ist der Dichter
Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Orchestra: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: Baldur Brönnimann.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ New Generation Artists
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Magnus Lindberg
Acequia Madre
Performer: Mark Simpson. Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson. -
Laura Jurd
Steadily Sinking
Performer: Laura Jurd. Performer: Corrie Dick. Singer: Conor Chaplin.- Edition Records.
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Credit
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Performer | ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers |
Broadcast
- Tue 3 Jan 2017 21:08ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3