| Main Performers | Marianne Crebassa - vocal |
| Set List | 'Canonic Variations on 'Vom Himmel Hoch, da Komm, ich her', BWV 769', arr. Stravinsky, J S Bach,
'Shéhérazade', Ravel
INTERVAL
'Naive and Sentimental Music', J Adams |
| Performance Notes | The celebrations of John Adamss 70th birthday continue with his Naive and Sentimental Music, conducted by its dedicatee, Esa-Pekka Salonen. A symphony in all but name, the work glows with multi-layered textures.
From meditative Minimalism to intricate counterpoint in Stravinskys Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her a colourful recomposition of Bachs own chorale variations on the Lutheran hymn.
Rising French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa is the soloist in Ravels heady song-cycle Shéhérazade, an exotic musical fantasy of distant lands and forbidden love.
Royal Albert Hall and Proms debut of Marianna Crebassa. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2017/47a),
Programme (RAHE/1/2017/70),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2017/36),
Posters (RAHE/2/2017/27-28) |