Ensemble 10:10

PHOENIX ROUSIAMANIS New work (world premiere commissioned by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society) ELLIOTT CARTER Instances KNUSSEN Ophelia Dances, Book 1 BERIO Rendering

MANOJ KAMPS conductor

Inspired by unfinished symphonic sketches by Schubert, Luciano Berio decided to “cement the gaps” with his own musical reflections and restorations and created a 20th century classic. Oliver Knussen, inspired by Shakespeare’s Ophelia chanting “snatches of old tunes”, snatched snippets of Schumann and Debussy for his highly compressed set of dances. In the 21st century Elliott Carter’s last orchestral piece, a “series of short interrelated episodes”, is an often lyrical and moving farewell to life, whilst a similar dark beauty occupies the genre defying music of North West based Phoenix Rousiamanis. Manoj Kamps makes their debut with Ensemble 10:10.

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