Between the tumult of the sea and the vertigo of the heavens, the Orchestre national Montpellier invites you to explore three symphonic masterpieces where the elements meet and unleash their fury.
The first is Prokofiev?s dazzling Piano Concerto No. 3: unbridled virtuosity, rhythmic energy and bewitching melodies. Between mechanically precise passages and lyrical flights, this score embodies the genius of the Russian composer. Thomas Adès?s Exterminating Angel Symphony transports you into a dreamlike, disquieting universe, inspired by Buñuel?s cinematic work. This recent creation deploys an eminently rich language in which each instrument participates in a strange and captivating ceremony. In the apotheosis, Debussy revolutionizes orchestral writing with La Mer, a painting of the ocean in all its majesty and diversity. Under the baton of Roderick Cox, with the sparkling piano of Sergey Belyavsky, plunge into three fascinating musical universes where the modernity of languages meets the eternal evocative power of symphonic music.
Program
Sergei Prokofiev (1891???1953)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Thomas Adès (born 1971)
The Exterminating Angel Symphony
Claude Debussy (1862???1918)
La Mer, three symphonic sketches for orchestra, CD 111
The first is Prokofiev?s dazzling Piano Concerto No. 3: unbridled virtuosity, rhythmic energy and bewitching melodies. Between mechanically precise passages and lyrical flights, this score embodies the genius of the Russian composer. Thomas Adès?s Exterminating Angel Symphony transports you into a dreamlike, disquieting universe, inspired by Buñuel?s cinematic work. This recent creation deploys an eminently rich language in which each instrument participates in a strange and captivating ceremony. In the apotheosis, Debussy revolutionizes orchestral writing with La Mer, a painting of the ocean in all its majesty and diversity. Under the baton of Roderick Cox, with the sparkling piano of Sergey Belyavsky, plunge into three fascinating musical universes where the modernity of languages meets the eternal evocative power of symphonic music.
Program
Sergei Prokofiev (1891???1953)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Thomas Adès (born 1971)
The Exterminating Angel Symphony
Claude Debussy (1862???1918)
La Mer, three symphonic sketches for orchestra, CD 111
