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Orchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris - Accentus - Ligeti, Debussy, Messiaen
Symphonic Concert
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
Duration: about 2h07 with 1 intermission

Program

Distribution

Claude Debussy
La Damoiselle élue
György Ligeti
Clocks and Clouds
Intermission
Olivier Messiaen
Turangalîla-Symphonie
Orchestre de Paris
Esa-Pekka Salonen , conducting
Axelle Fanyo , soprano
Fleur Barron , mezzo-soprano
Bertrand Chamayou , piano
Nathalie Forget , ondes Martenot
Accentus
Richard Wilberforce , choirmaster
Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Ingrid Roose , choirmaster
Chœur de jeunes de l'Orchestre de Paris
Rémi Aguirre Zubiri , chef de choeur associé
Edwin Baudo , chef de choeur associé
Béatrice Warcollier , cheffe de choeur associée

In a stunning acoustic alchemy between the orchestral colours and the ethereal, with the embodied magic of the voice, Ligeti’s exploration and Debussy’s symbolism prepare us for the aesthetic and mystical shock of the Turangalîla-Symphonie.

Ligeti’s Clocks and Clouds, characterised by rhythmic complexity, phonetic poetry, and the strangeness of the intervals, juxtaposes objective time (that of the clocks) with the poetic indeterminacy of clouds. Inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Pre-Raphaelite poetry, La Demoiselle élue shows Debussy’s interest in mystical symbolism, still tinged with Wagnerian accents. Lastly, Messiaen’s monumental orchestral tapestry Turangalîla-Symphonie deploys its kaleidoscope of colours and rhythms, with its reminiscences of Wagner’s Tristan (‘Garden of Love’s Sleep’), frenetic dances, ecstatic states, wildly complex rhythmic stratifications, and hieratic motifs—an homage to Sanskrit poetry carried by the undulating magic of the ondes Martenot, and a total musical experience.  

Karina-Canellakis

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

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Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris

To leave after this concert

taxi G7