Tuesday, March 15, 2011

"The Rest is Noise" ACO Concert curated by Alex Ross

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Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) at the Sydney Opera House, Sunday 13 March, 2011:













  Tōru TAKEMITSU
(b. Tokyo, 1930 - d. Tokyo, 1996)

Nostalghia
(ACO sample)
A still (the final scene) from Nostalghia, a film by Andrei Tarkovsky








Benjamin BRITTEN
(b. Lowestoft, 1913 - d. Aldeburgh, 1976)

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

 
A sketch by Marjorie Fass of the young Benjamin Britten completing
a composition exercise for his teacher, Frank Bridge. Signed MF 1928.








 Igor STRAVINSKY
(b. Oranienbaum, near St Petersburg, 1882 -
 d. New York, 1971)

"Apotheosis", from Apollo
(ACO sample)
Nicolas Poussin, Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus







 Anton WEBERN
(b. Vienna, 1883 - d. Mittersill, 1945)

Five Movements, Op.5
Drawing by Anton Webern's teacher, Arnold Schoenberg






 Iannis XENAKIS
(b. Braila, Romania, 1922 - d. Paris, 2001)








 Richard STRAUSS
(b. Munich, 1864 - 
d. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1949)

Metamorphosen










Alex Ross (Photo James Croucher, Source The Australian)


“The twentieth century in music was, above all, an age of extremes. In this program I want to capture the stunning diversity of a much-misunderstood epoch. The first half focuses on lyricism, nostalgia, variations on the past; the second half brings sonic revolution and upheaval. Strauss’ Metamorphosen, finished in the last weeks of World War II, is at once cerebral and confessional, a message from the century’s dark heart.” Alex Ross




Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra



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