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Prom 65: Pierre Boulez, Béla Bartók and Elliott Carter
Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series
Add to my Calendar 02-09-2016 22:15 03-09-2016 00:15 36 Prom 65: Pierre Boulez, Béla Bartók and Elliott Carter 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 E. E. Cummings, performed by the BBC 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. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Béla Bartók – Three Village Scenes
Pierre Boulez – Anthèmes 2
Elliot Carter – Penthode
Pierre Boulez – cummings ist der Dichter
Performers
Baldur Brönnimann – Conductor
BBC Singers
Ensemble intercontemporain
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Programme Note
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 E. E. Cummings, performed by the BBC 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.