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Oliver Knussen himself is joined by some of the most celebrated performers of his music for this exploration of his jewel-like masterpieces. From the touching piano solo Lullaby for Sonya, written ‘with my ears, and nothing else’, to the more intricate, multilayered Océan de terre, the programmes span 40 years of his art, and trace the chain of works inspired by Ophelia’s tragic descent into madness and death, Ophelia Dances and the Symphony No. 3. Barrie Gavin’s affectionate film prefaces two evening concerts in which soprano Claire Booth sings the dreamlike Whitman Settings, while American violinist Leila Josefowicz presents the fine-spun Violin Concerto, a resounding achievement of recent years.
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