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Performance

VenueBarbican Centre
Also: Barbican Theatre,Barbican Hall. Guildhall School of Music and Drama Theatre, Cinema1,Cinema2,Gallery, Silk Street Theatre
TownWest End
CountyGreater London
From13th May 2010
To13th May 2010
When19:30
Barbican Centre (V371)
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Messiaen Turangalila-Symphonie

Messiaen Turangalila-Symphonie

Work:: Messiaen Turangalila-Symphonie (S0208300030)


Production:: (T01369602981)

The Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948) is the centrepiece of Messiaen’s trilogy based on the legend of Tristan and Isolde. A joyous celebration of both idealistic and carnal love, its title derives from Sanskrit words referring to ‘life force, the game of creation, rhythm and movement.’ Commissioned by the Salzburg Festival, Lutoslawski’s Concerto (1988) is marked by its shimmering colours - the composer undoubtedly knows, as one critic has written, ‘how to make the piano ring and sing.’
Conductor Valery Gergiev
Performer Sergei Babayan (piano)
Performer Joanna MacGregor (piano)
Performer Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)
Company London Symphony Orchestra

Listing:: L985747877




Production details

The Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948) is the centrepiece of Messiaen’s trilogy based on the legend of Tristan and Isolde. A joyous celebration of both idealistic and carnal love, its title derives from Sanskrit words referring to ‘life force, the game of creation, rhythm and movement.’ Commissioned by the Salzburg Festival, Lutoslawski’s Concerto (1988) is marked by its shimmering colours - the composer undoubtedly knows, as one critic has written, ‘how to make the piano ring and sing.’

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