Prom 28: Dukas, Turnage, Schuller & Scriabin
Part of the Proms 2015 Series
Add to my Calendar 06-08-2015 19:30 06-08-2015 21:30 36 Prom 28: Dukas, Turnage, Schuller & Scriabin Poetry, art and music itself inspire this programme. Scriabin’s The Poem of Ecstasy fuses poetry and music in pursuit of sexual bliss and spiritual transcendence. Turnage’s On Opened Ground pays tribute to the poet Seamus Heaney. Schuller’s Seven Studies explore Paul Klee’s paintings in sound, while Dukas transforms a ballad by Goethe into a musical tale of magic and mischief. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Paul Dukas – The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Mark-Anthony Turnage – On Opened Ground
~ Interval ~
Gunther Schuller – Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee
Aleksandr Scriabin – Symphony no.4 'Poem of Ecstasy', Op.54
Performers
Oliver Knussen – Conductor
Lawrence Power – viola
BBC Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
Poetry, art and music itself inspire this programme. Scriabin’s The Poem of Ecstasy fuses poetry and music in pursuit of sexual bliss and spiritual transcendence. Turnage’s On Opened Ground pays tribute to the poet Seamus Heaney. Schuller’s Seven Studies explore Paul Klee’s paintings in sound, while Dukas transforms a ballad by Goethe into a musical tale of magic and mischief.