BBC SO 2015-16 Season Britten Sinfonia with Allison Bell - BBC Orchestras and Choirs

13 Feb 2016, Milton Court Concert Hall

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Britten Sinfonia with Allison Bell

15:00 Sat 13 Feb 2016 Milton Court Concert Hall

Andrew Gourlay conducts Bach, Stravinsky, Reich and Andriessen

Programme

- - Johann Sebastian Bach
  - Prelude in B minor from Das wohltemperierte Klavier Part 1 (arr. Andriessen)
  - Prelude and Fugue No.24 (arr. Stravinsky)
- - Igor Stravinsky
  - Three pieces for string quartet
- - Louis Andriessen
  - …miserere…(UK premiere of string orchestra arrangement)
- - Steve Reich
  - Duet
- - Louis Andriessen
  - Dances

Performers

Britten Sinfonia
Andrew Gourlay
conductor
conductor
Allison Bell
soprano
soprano

Composers

Concert Information

Stravinsky's revolutionary use of fractured rhythm exerted a powerful influence on Andriessen. In this bracing programme from the Britten Sinfonia, Stravinsky's Danses concertantes launches a whirl of dancing, including Steve Reich's rigorous Duet.

Produced by the Britten Sinfonia

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