Halle - Beethoven, Adams
Mark Elder conducts the Halle Choir and Orchestra in a concert given at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica). John Adams: Harmonium.
Presented by Stuart Flinders.
As part of their current Beethoven cycle Sir Mark Elder conducts the Halle Orchestra in a performance of the 3rd Symphony, the "Eroica", alongside John Adams's large scale choral work "Harmonium".
This season, the Halle Orchestra are engaged in a cycle of the complete symphonies of Beethoven - one of the greatest symphonic achievements in the classical repertory - under the baton of their Principal Conductor, Sir Mark Elder. As part of this cycle, Sir Mark has juxtaposed a Beethoven symphony with a major symphonic piece from the 20th century. Beethoven's 3rd Symphony has been placed alongside a choral work by the American John Adams, "Harmonium", which features settings of texts by John Donne and Emily Dickinson. For this the orchestra are joined by the members of the Halle Choir. Adams himself has described his work as exploring his occupation with creating a symphonic from "that grows". Very similar things could be said of Beethoven's magisterial 3rd Symphony, and so the two works together prompt an intriguing comparison.
Recorded on the 5th November at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
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John Adams
Harmonium for chorus and orchestra
Conductor: Mark ELDER Performer: Halle Choir Performer: Halle Orchestra
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no. 3 in E flat major Op.55 (Eroica)
Conductor: Mark ELDER Performer: Halle Orchestra
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- Sun 20 Nov 2011 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3