Britten Sinfonia: Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Part of the Britten Sinfonia: Beethoven Symphony 2018/19 Cycle
Add to my Calendar 25-05-2019 19:30 25-05-2019 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. In Conversation – 6.30pm. Britten Sinfonia musicians discuss the evening’s programme in this pre-concert talk (free to ticket holders). St Andrew's and Blackfriars' Hall, Norwich DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Andrew's and Blackfriars' Hall
St Andrew's Hill
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1AU
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.
In Conversation – 6.30pm. Britten Sinfonia musicians discuss the evening’s programme in this pre-concert talk (free to ticket holders).