| Secondary Performers | Jeanne-Marie Conquer - violin,
Andrew Gerzso - IRCAM computer music design,
Carlo Laurenzi - IRCAM computer music production,
Jeremie Henrot - IRCAM sound engineer |
| Orchestra or Band | Ensemble Intercontemporain |
| Set List | 'Three Village Scenes', Bartók,
'Anthèmes 2', Boulez
'Penthode', Carter
'Cummings ist der Dichter', Boulez |
| Performance Notes | 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 Bartóks earthy Village Scenes and Elliott Carters Penthode written for tonights ensemble a slow movement of geological power that has been compared to the steady glide of tectonic plates. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2016/50),
Programme (RAHE/1/2016/113),
Mini-Guide (RAHE/6/2016/45) |