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Program

Samuel Barber, Knoxville: Summer of 1915

Lou Harrison, Song of Quetzalcoatl

Edgard Varèse, Offrandes

Maurice Ravel, Ma mère l'Oye (ballet music)

I. Prélude. Très lent - Danse du rouet et scène. Allegro

II. Pavane de la belle au bois dormant. Lent

III. Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête. Mouvement de Valse. Modéré

IV. Petit poucet. Très modéré

V. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche

VI. Apothéose. Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Ravel, Barber, Harrison, and Varèse — With Barbara Hannigan

London Symphony Orchestra

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Cast

Barbara Hannigan — Conductor, soprano

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle — Conductor

Program notes

Don't miss the extraordinary Barbara Hannigan on double duty in this tour de force at LSO St Luke's! To begin the evening, the superstar soprano and conductor sings and conducts Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 alongside the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra; this nostalgic, dreamlike setting of James Agee's homage to his childhood hometown, performed movingly by Hannigan, represents a moment of innocence before tragedy struck. Next, Maestro Sir Simon Rattle takes up the baton to conduct Lou Harrison's mysterious Song of Quetzacoatl, percussive and enigmatic, before the almost prophetic-sounding chords of Varèse's Offrandes offer a showcase for Hannigan's astonishing vocal agility. Finally, Ravel's beguiling Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose) brings the concert to a serene and contemplative close.

Photo: Sir Simon Rattle © Oliver Helbig, Barbara Hannigan © Marco Borggreve

A closer look: featured composers

Samuel Barber

Maurice Ravel

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