Name: Journeys of Discovery: Freedom
Start: 2023-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Southbank Centre

Organization

Direction d'orchestre

Andrew Davis

Chanteur

Soprano

Elizabeth Watts

Baryton

Matthew Brook

Baritone

Nicky Spence

Tenor

Claudia Huckle

Contralto

Léonore

Ténor

Florestan

Basse

Deuxième Prisonnier

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra

Others

The Bach Choir

Journeys of Discovery: Freedom

Londres

Royaume-Uni

Southbank Centre

Royal Festival Hall

Journeys of Discovery: Freedom: Concert Various

Public

Fidelio

Le Cor merveilleux de l'enfant

Symphony No.9 (arr. Mahler)

Valide

Accordionist

Instrument

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Acteur

Autre

Choeur

Chorus Director

Chorégraphie

Coach vocal

Coiffure

Compositeur

Costumes

Danse

Diffusion

Direction de choeur

Dramaturgie

Décors

En charge de la production

Extra

Illustrator

Livret

Lumières

Maquillage

Mise en scène

Orchestra Operations

Orchestre

Photographer

Poet

Prof

Répétiteur

Stage Manager

Traduction

Video

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contre-ténor

Mezzo-soprano

Baryton-basse

Alto

Continuo

Rôle muet

Rôle parlant

Voix d'enfant

Beethoven’s iconic Ninth Symphony is given a daring revision by Mahler, with a foreword from both composers inspired by folk songs and tales of derring-do.

Beethoven only wrote one opera, a swashbuckling romance called Fidelio, but he came up with four overtures for it. This one is the final word, offering a compact and dramatic account of the opera’s main themes  of persecution, freedom and sacrifice.

Mahler was deeply drawn to the folk songs and texts called ‘Youth’s Magic Horn’. Over half of his songs are based on them and make the most of the range of moods they offer: wistful, parodic, innocent or macabre. These songs fertilised his first four symphonies as well, giving each their central character.

Mahler’s alterations to Beethoven’s ‘sacred’ Ninth Symphony was bound to court controversy, rather like Van Gogh touching up a Rembrandt portrait. But he did so from a deep knowledge and love of the work, having conducted it ten times.  Mahler adds extra instruments and aimed to sharpen some of the textures, even adding some new countermelodies.  He felt he ‘was carrying out Beethoven’s wishes in their minutest detail.’ You decide.

English

Journeys of Discovery: Freedom by Beethoven, Mahler, Du (2023/2023), Chef d'orchestre Andrew Davis, Southbank Centre, Londres, Royaume-Uni

Crédits de représentation (Distribution et équipe de production )

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Ensemble

Programme, À Propos & Synopsis

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