Barbara Hannigan / Katia & Marielle Labèque
»Electric Fields«
Exploring mystical spaces anew
A classic concert evening is the last thing the audience should expect when Barbara Hannigan and the piano duo Katia and Marielle Labèque join forces for a ride through time and space. Together with the French composer and sound engineer David Chalmin, they explore the mystical spaces that music has been perambulating for centuries.
The focus is on the great women of music history, starting with the medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen, who not only became known as a visionary and polymath, but also as a composer of liturgical songs. She was succeeded in the Baroque era by composers such as Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini, both of whom were also active as singers – multi-talented musical all-rounders, then, not unlike Barbara Hannigan. Contemporary sounds are provided by David Chalmin and the American composer Bryce Dessner, who is familiar to many not only for his film scores but also as a member of the American rock band The National.
Performers
Barbara Hannigan soprano
Katia Labèque piano
Marielle Labèque piano
David Chalmin live-electronics
Pascal Merat lighting design
Guillaume Loubère sound engineer
Programme
Electric Fields
Hildegard von Bingen
O vis aeternitatis / Musik and Electronik von David Chalmin
O nobilissima viriditas / Musik von Bryce Dessner
Alleluia, O virga mediatrix / Musik und Elektronik von David Chalmin
David Chalmin
Research #2
Barbara Strozzi
Che si può fare op. 8/6 / Musik and Electronik von David Chalmin
David Chalmin
Research #1
Francesca Caccini
Che t’ho fatt’io / Musik and Electronik von David Chalmin
Bryce Dessner
Nono Spirals / Musik von Bryce Dessner
David Chalmin
Research #3
Hildegard von Bingen
O orzchis ecclesia / Musik von Bryce Dessner
Barbara Hannigan
Aria / Electronics by David Chalmin
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