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/YYYYDetails
Barbican Hall
Silk Street
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.