Data
Sabato 12 Luglio 2014 alle 19:00
Località
Cheltenham Town Hall
Imperial Square,
Cheltenham,
GL50 1QA,
United Kingdom
Tel: 01242 227 979
Descrizione
The Great Animal Orchestra
Symphony For Orchestra and Wild Soundscapes Music by Richard Blackford Wild soundscapes by Bernie Krause
Holst The Planets 55’
This final evening concert in the 70th Cheltenham Music Festival is a vivid orchestral voyage around our own planet and beyond.
Richard Blackford’s The Great Animal Orchestra is inspired by the work of American environmentalist and soundscape recordist Bernie Krause. This five movement symphony combines live orchestra with Krause’s recordings from around the world – including the Sumatran rainforest, American Pacific tree frogs, African elephants and gorillas, and a range of exotic, South American birds.
Gustav Holst composed three movements of his Planets suite – Mars, Venus and Jupiter – in 1914, so this performance marks the centenary of this masterpiece’s inception. From the menacing start of Mars, the Bringer of War to the bewitching fade-out of Neptune, the Mystic, it will be wonderful to hear one of the greatest pieces of orchestral music ever written in the Town Hall of Holst’s home town.
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