Einojuhani Rautavaara 1928–2016
Concerto for birds and orchestra – ‘Cantus Arcticus’
Annelies Van Parys °1975
~ Creation
Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872–1958
Symphony no. 5 – ‘Symphony of the Celestial City’
duraiton concert → 1h 40min
including 20min intermission
In 1943, Vaughan Williams’ Fifth Symphony offered a glimpse of the peace everyone was craving for: a temporary victory of softly undulating lines. Or maybe a heavenly city. Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus, a dialogue between bird sounds and orchestra, also testifies to the longing for a mystic peace. Together with the Revue Blanche chamber music ensemble, composer Annelies Van Parys paints a completely new tableau, based on the work of Rautavaara and Vaughan Williams.
