Xenakis: Architect of Sound at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on Saturday 8th October 2022

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Xenakis: Architect of Sound

Add to my Calendar 08-10-2022 13:30 08-10-2022 15:30 36 Xenakis: Architect of Sound Step into the musical world of Iannis Xenakis in his centenary year: a ferociously intellectual world in which the mathematical forces which govern the atoms and elements making up our physical beings also provide the basis for musical form and understanding. Xenakis' joyously visceral aesthetic shocked even the musical avant-garde in the 1950s, and even now comes across as stunningly and unpredictably futuristic, even as its subject matter conjures up ancient gods and monsters. The London Sinfonietta has long had a close relationship with Xenakis and his music, commissioning and performing the premiere of Phlegra in 1976, and with the composers who drew influence from Xenakis' new sonic architecture. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

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

Saturday 8th October 2022
1:30 PM

Programme

Iannis Xenakis – O-mega
Iannis Xenakis – Thalleïn
Iannis Xenakis – Échange
Iannis Xenakis – Palimpsest

Performers

Mark van de Wiel – clarinet
Geoffrey Paterson – Conductor

London Sinfonietta

Programme Note

Step into the musical world of Iannis Xenakis in his centenary year: a ferociously intellectual world in which the mathematical forces which govern the atoms and elements making up our physical beings also provide the basis for musical form and understanding. Xenakis' joyously visceral aesthetic shocked even the musical avant-garde in the 1950s, and even now comes across as stunningly and unpredictably futuristic, even as its subject matter conjures up ancient gods and monsters.

The London Sinfonietta has long had a close relationship with Xenakis and his music, commissioning and performing the premiere of Phlegra in 1976, and with the composers who drew influence from Xenakis' new sonic architecture.

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