IDAGIO | Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7-9 – Barry: The Eternal Recurrence 635212065921

Featuring

Thomas Adès
Jennifer France
Christianne Stotijn
Ed Lyon
Matthew Rose
Britten Sinfonia

Choir of Royal Holloway
Britten Sinfonia Voices
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gerald Barry

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Performer Biography

Thomas Adès, the conductor for this album, was born in London in 1971 and studied piano at the Guildhall School and composition at King's and St John's Colleges, Cambridge.

Cultural Impact

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is considered a turning point in the Western symphonic tradition and one of the most important and iconic works of any genre.

Recording & Production

This album features recordings of Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 from May 21, 2019, and Symphony No. 9 and Barry's The Eternal Recurrence from May 26, 2019.

Compositional Technique

Gerald Barry's 'The Eternal Recurrence' sets excerpts from Friedrich Nietzsche's 'Also sprach Zarathustra' and features an almost impossible string of top Cs and a breathless parlando delivery for the soprano soloist.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Gerald Barry, the composer of 'The Eternal Recurrence', aims to mirror the complex way people speak in his music, rather than providing conventional illustration.

Performer Biography

Britten Sinfonia, the orchestra on this recording, was established in 1992 with a vision to combine old and new music and focus on musicians rather than a principal conductor.