Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
Please note the change of artist!
Joseph Haydn’s »Missa in Angustiis« (Mass for Troubled Times) was written at a time when Napoleon was beginning to adopt the mantle of the »liberator« and emperor of Europe. The score is permeated by a strangely dark and in places aggressive mood that reminds us what was uppermost in people’s minds at the time: the fear of war.
Please note: Christina Bock has regrettably been forced to cancel her appearance in this concert. Katija Dragojevic kindly steps in to sing the alto part.
A Frenchman who was successful in an entirely different way was the composer Pascal Dusapin. Born in 1955 in Nancy, the trained organist was interested in the entire breadth and diversity of life. He studied art and aesthetics at the Sorbonne in Paris, listened to the music of Messiaen, attended courses given by Franco Donatoni, and described Iannis Xenakis and Edgar Varèse as his primary musical influences. As a composer, Dusapin’s main interest was opera. But that shouldn’t deceive us: he also wrote interesting chamber music, where he shows his feeling for the complex connections between expression and construction.
Performers
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
WDR Rundfunkchor
NDR Vokalensemble
Katharina Konradi soprano
Katija Dragojevic alto
Bernhard Berchtold tenor
Evan Hughes bass
Iveta Apkalna organ
conductor Kent Nagano
Programme
Pascal Dusapin
»Waves« für Orgel und Orchester (Uraufführung, Auftragswerk von Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, La Monnaie / De Munt, Philharmonie de Paris) / Kompositionsauftrag von Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, La Monnaie / De Munt, Philharmonie de Paris
– Interval –
Joseph Haydn
Messe d-Moll Hob. XXII:11 »Nelsonmesse«
Encore:
Aivars Kalējs
Toccata über den Choral »Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr«