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Prom 65: Pierre Boulez, Bela Bartok and Elliott Carter

Ensemble intercontemporain and the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers conducted by Baldur Bronnimann. Bartok: Three Village Scenes. Boulez: Anthemes 2. Carter: Penthode. Boulez: cummings ist der Dichter.

Live at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers, Ensemble intercontemporain and Baldur Brönnimann in repertoire by the ensemble's founder Pierre Boulez, Elliott Carter and Bartok.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Bela Bartok: Three Village Scenes
Pierre Boulez: Anthèmes 2
Elliott Carter: Penthode
Pierre Boulez: cummings ist der Dichter

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers
Ensemble intercontemporain
Baldur Brönnimann conductor

The Ensemble Intercontemporain commemorates the late Pierre Boulez - composer, conductor, polemicist and founder of the ensemble - with a programme of pieces he conducted during more than 40 years of appearances at the Proms. His Anthèmes 2, for violin and electronics, contrasts with the exuberant vocal setting of avian poetry by E. E. Cummings, performed by the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers.
Around these come Bartók's earthy Village Scenes and Elliott Carter's Penthode - written for tonight's ensemble - a slow movement of geological power that has been compared to the steady glide of tectonic plates.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Music Played

  • Béla Bartók

    Three Village Scenes

    Choir: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers. Orchestra: Ensemble intercontemporain. Conductor: Baldur Brönnimann.
  • Pierre Boulez

    Anthèmes 2

    Choir: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers. Ensemble: Ensemble intercontemporain.
  • Elliott Carter

    Penthode

    Choir: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers. Ensemble: Ensemble intercontemporain.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers

Broadcast

  • Fri 2 Sep 2016 22:15