Sir Simon Rattle

Date & Time

Fri, May 30, 2025, 20:00

Venue

Francis Poulenc’s cantata for double mixed choir Figure humaine creates an immense impression: the piece, which transforms poems by surrealist poet Paul Éluard into sound, rapturously culminates in a chord spanning over four octaves that requires the sopranos to sing a high E – an outcry serving as the overwhelming conclusion to this choral masterpiece, which is one of Sir Simon Rattle’s favorite works. With Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé (of which, regrettably, only the second suite is often performed),... Read full text

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Musicians

Sir Simon Rattle	Conductor
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Program

Pierre Boulez	“Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna”
Francis Poulenc	“Figure humaine” for double choir
Maurice Ravel	“Daphnis et Chloé” Ballet for choir and orchestra

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