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Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra/ Iveta Apkalna / Kent Nagano

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Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 11:00
At some point towards the end, when Helmut Lachenmann’s »Tanzsuite mit Deutschlandlied«, composed in 1980, actually quotes or at least hints at Haydn’s Imperial Quartet, it has long been clear that this is not a hymn we should be singing along to. And there is certainly no suggestion of an invitation to dance in this piece, by one of the most impactful composers of recent decades. In this provocative work, once premiered – where else – in Donaueschingen and performed... Read full text

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Musicians

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Iveta ApkalnaOrgan
Yun-Peng ZhaoViolin
Léo MarillierViolin
Franck ChevalierViola
Alexis DescharmesCello
Kent NaganoConductor

Program

Tanzsuite mit Deutschlandlied / Musik für Orchester mit StreichquartettHelmut Lachenmann
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 »Organ Symphony«Camille Saint-Saëns
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