In awe of nature
Recorded live at Milton Court in London, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and their chief conductor, Sofi Jeannin, give the world premiere of Judith Weir's blue hills beyond blue hills.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers travel from the foothills of Peru to the open skies of Estonia and the unspecified blue hills of a significant world premiere in this concert under Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin, which pivots on Messiaen’s songs of love Cinq Rechants. The French composer was inspired by the vocalisations of the Peruvian Harawi in writing his piece, which alternates urgent calls with sensuous contemplation realized in a harmonic wash of sound.
It is surrounded here by the natural world: Estonian Erkki-Sven Tüür’s humbling song in awe of nature and Judith Weir’s major new work for mixed choir and string quartet, blue hills beyond blue hills.
Tüür: The Wanderer's Evening Song
Messiaen: Cinq Rechants
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Judith Weir: Blue hills beyond blue hills (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commission, world premiere)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Ligeti String Quartet
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)
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Erkki-Sven Tüür
The Wanderer's Evening Song For Chorus
Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
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AntonÃn Dvořák
In Nature's Realm
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Anton Bruckner
String Quintet in F major
Performer: Hartmut Rohde. Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett.
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- Tue 12 Nov 2019 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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