Name: Beethoven's 'pastoral symphony' in edinburgh
Start: 2023-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Usher Hall

Organization

Conductor

Ryan Wigglesworth

Singer

Nicky Spence

Soloists

Ashley Riches

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Beethoven's 'pastoral symphony' in edinburgh

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Usher Hall

Beethoven's 'pastoral symphony' in edinburgh: Saint François d'Assise (+1 More)

Public

Saint Francis of Assisi

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op.68 ("Pastoral")

Approved

Fresh. Chirpy. Invigorating.
‘I have always admired St Francis…he spoke to the birds, and I’m an ornithologist.’ For the dazzling, colourful score to his gargantuan opera based on the life of the saint, bird-lover Olivier Messiaen interweaves orchestral twitterings and chirpings into a tapestry of sound as glorious as the dawn chorus. Here’s a very rare chance to experience part of this extraordinary work with the BBC SSO’s Chief Conductor, Ryan Wigglesworth, at the helm.

And is that a cuckoo we hear? Beethoven wasn’t above introducing the sounds of nature into his music, most famously in his popular Sixth Symphony. This ode to the natural world has a bracing, invigorating energy that’s bound to fill you with the joys of spring.

This concerts ends at approximately 9:30pm.

Programme:
Olivier Messiaen
Saint François d'Assise(44 mins)
Tableau Six: The Sermon to the Birds
INTERVAL
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’(46 mins)

English

Beethoven's 'pastoral symphony' in edinburgh by Messiaen, Beethoven, From (2023/2023), Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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