Helix Ensemble in Countesthorpe: Mahler 4 (Chamber version) & Les Illuminations! at St Andrew's Church, Leicester on Saturday 10th February 2018

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Helix Ensemble in Countesthorpe

Mahler 4 (Chamber version) & Les Illuminations!

Add to my Calendar 10-02-2018 19:30 10-02-2018 21:30 36 Helix Ensemble in Countesthorpe We bring you a chamber version of Mahler’s 4th Symphony, with strings, single wind and horns as well as percussion, harmonium and piano.   Completed in 1900 it is the lightest and simplest of Mahler symphonies with an atmosphere of good humour right from the beginning with the sound of sleigh bells.   Beautiful tunes and themes appear throughout, with a slow movement as enticing as the well-known Adagietto of the 5th Symphony.  The work has as a central idea the expression of child’s view of heaven which is expanded in the last movement with verses from old German poems.  Our soloist will be Caroline Taylor, a young award-winning soprano currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music. Benjamin Britten wrote Les Illuminations in 1939 using seven poems by Arthur Rimbaud. The strange almost untranslatable prose-poems use vivid imagery portraying aspects of life, conjuring up a surreal atmosphere like a dream.  Britten’s evocative and beautiful music reinforces the imagery.   Come along and be entranced!  Refreshments will be available. St Andrew's Church, Leicester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Andrew's Church
Main Street
Countesthorpe
Leicester
LE8 5QX
England

Saturday 10th February 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Gustav Mahler – Symphony no.4 in G major
Benjamin Britten – Les Illuminations, Op.18

Performers

Caroline Taylor – soprano
Mark Heron – Conductor

Helix Ensemble

Programme Note

We bring you a chamber version of Mahler’s 4th Symphony, with strings, single wind and horns as well as percussion, harmonium and piano. Completed in 1900 it is the lightest and simplest of Mahler symphonies with an atmosphere of good humour right from the beginning with the sound of sleigh bells. Beautiful tunes and themes appear throughout, with a slow movement as enticing as the well-known Adagietto of the 5th Symphony. The work has as a central idea the expression of child’s view of heaven which is expanded in the last movement with verses from old German poems. Our soloist will be Caroline Taylor, a young award-winning soprano currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Benjamin Britten wrote Les Illuminations in 1939 using seven poems by Arthur Rimbaud. The strange almost untranslatable prose-poems use vivid imagery portraying aspects of life, conjuring up a surreal atmosphere like a dream. Britten’s evocative and beautiful music reinforces the imagery.

Come along and be entranced! Refreshments will be available.

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