Joined by mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabo, masterworks of R. Murray Schafer and John Adams sound in the finale of Esprit’s season
Alex Pauk, Conductor
Krisztina Szabo, Mezzo-Soprano
Programme:
R. Murray Schafer (Canada): Adieu Robert Schumann (1976), for mezzo soprano & orchestra
John Adams (United States): Harmonielehre (1985)
I. First Movement
II. The Anfortas Wound
III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
Two master composers provide inspiration for this concert. Schafer’s work is concerned with the last days of Robert Schumann, from the time of his first hallucinations until his death in the Endenich asylum in 1856. Adapted selections from Clara Schumann’s diaries form the monodrama in Schafer’s work. The piece incorporates fragments of Schumann’s own vocal and piano compositions including the melody he wrote down the night of his first hallucination which he claimed was dictated to him by the angels. Harmonielehre is a musical tour-de-force. In Adams’ words, his piece, “postmodern in spirit”, is “a large, three-movement work for orchestra that marries the developmental techniques of Minimalism with the harmonic and expressive world of fin de siècle late Romanticism”.
Regular A:$66 B:$56 C:$48
Senior A:$61 B:$51 C:$45
Under 30 A:$38 B:$34 C:$28
Subscription price (5 shows, 20% saving)
Regular A:$264 B:$224 C:$192
Senior A:$244 B:$204 C:$180
Under 30 A:$152 B:$136 C:$112
Phone: (416) 408-0208
Email: info@espritorchestra.com
2024/04/25 - 2024/04/25
Additional time info:
Pre-concert talk at 7:15PM, hosted by composer Alexina Louie
Free admission for all ticket holders
Koerner Hall
273 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1W2