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Prom 15 - Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony archive

Part of the BBC Proms. The composer and critic Virgil Thomson described Olivier Messiaen's music as 'convulsive, ecstatic, cataclysmic, terrifying and unreal'. All converge in the most vibrant and unignorable symphony of the 20th century: Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony. Nicholas Collon and the BBC Philharmonic perform a work that opens up the heavens even as it brings down the house, after the tantalising prospect of a world premiere by Anna Clyne. The Gorgeous Nothings, written specially for the Proms, is the composer's response to the 'spellbinding wordsmithery' of American poet Emily Dickinson, scored for orchestra, amplified voices and real-time electronic processing. No interval

Cast/Performers

The Swingles, Steven Osborne (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot)

Creatives/Company

Company: BBC Philharmonic
Conductor: Nicholas Collon

Prom 15 - Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony

Prom 15 - Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony (Concert) production archive for QTIX code T0295731440. Details of all Prom 15 - Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S342

Archive Listings

30 Jul 24

Royal Albert Hall
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

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