Munich Philharmonic: Borisova Ollas / Saint-Saëns / FauréAndrew Manze (conductor), Floris Mijnders (cello)
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The tolling of Munich’s church bells, above all the resounding calls to prayer of the Frauenkirche, is what inspired the Russian-Swedish composer Victoria Borisova-Ollas to write her work Angelus. The extravagantly orchestrated work had its world premiere in 2008, when the Munich Philharmonic performed it on the occasion of Munich’s 850th anniversary. It now returns to its place of origin under the baton of Andrew Manze.
This event is in the past.
The tolling of Munich’s church bells, above all the resounding calls to prayer of the Frauenkirche, is what inspired the Russian-Swedish composer Victoria Borisova-Ollas to write her work Angelus. The extravagantly orchestrated work had its world premiere in 2008, when the Munich Philharmonic performed it on the occasion of Munich’s 850th anniversary. It now returns to its place of origin under the baton of Andrew Manze.
- Floris Mijnders, cello
- Elsa Benoit, soprano
- Benjamin Appl, baritone
- Munich Philharmonic Choir; Andreas Herrmann, rehearsal
- Munich Philharmonic
- Andrew Manze, conductor
Camille Saint-Saëns’ most widely known melody is undoubtedly that of the swan in Carnival of the Animals. Written for cello, it reveals the composer’s predilection for this instrument. With his first cello concerto, which was also highly regarded by his fellow composers, Saint-Saëns created another pearl of in literature for the instrument. The soloist comes from the orchestra’s own ranks: Floris Mijnders has been principal cellist of the Munich Philharmonic since 2014. With its conciliatory, consoling tenor, Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem stands out from other settings of the Latin Mass for the Dead. By omitting the dramatic sequence Dies irae here, Fauré unambiguously shows his reading of death as a gentle transition to paradise.
Programme
- Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Angelus for orchestra
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33
- Gabriel Urbain Fauré: Requiem, Op 48
