Kate Molleson talks with Magnus Lindberg, who takes us back to his 1985 piece Kraft (Power), one of the great sonic rumpuses of the late 20th century.
Kate Molleson talks with Magnus Lindberg, who takes us back to his 1985 piece Kraft (Power), a work described as his ‘Rite of Spring’ and one of the great sonic rumpuses of the late 20th century. Kraft used mathematical formulas to create a composition of extremes that encapsulated the explosive energy of spring, one that resonates with the chaotic weather patterns we are seeing almost four decades on from the work. Lindberg talks about the enduring influence of Vivaldi, the birth of programmatic music, and how he presented the orchestra as a force of nature itself in Kraft.
Producer Robbie Armstrong
A Whistledown Scotland production
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- Mon 9 Dec 202421:45BBC Radio 3
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