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Spring Symphony

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

,Barbican Hall
Elizabeth Watts

Sir Simon Rattle launches his Roots and Origins series with a rare combination of three distinctive works, each steeped in history and folk tradition.

Leaping rhythms abound in Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances, with its unmistakably Bohemian and pastoral character. It’s a stark contrast to Janáček’s noble and ceremonial Sinfonietta, an ode to his hometown of Brno in the Czech Republic, and to Britten’s choral Spring Symphony, with its mysterious reimagining of traditional English song and verse. 

Sir Simon Rattle leads us on an unexpected journey through this diverse musical landscape – showing how these three contrasting works are bound together by a deep connection to their respective traditions, their musical and cultural heritage sculpted and remoulded by each composer’s individual voice.

Tagged with: Classical music London Symphony Orchestra 2018-19 London Symphony Orchestra 2018–19 Multibuy

Generously supported by the Reignwood Culture Foundation

Programme

  • Dvořák   Selections from Slavonic Dances Op 72
  • Janáček   Sinfonietta
  • Britten   Spring Symphony

Performers

  • Sir Simon Rattle   conductor
  • Elizabeth Watts   soprano
  • Alice Coote   mezzo-soprano
  • Allan Clayton   tenor
  • London Symphony Chorus  
  • Simon Halsey   chorus director
  • Tiffin Boys' Choir  
  • Tiffin Children's Chorus  
  • The Tiffin Girls' School Choir  
  • James Day   Tiffin choirs director
  • London Symphony Orchestra  

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