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The White Hat guide to Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen 1908 - 1921
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Trout Quintet & Quartet for the End of Time
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A rare treat. Two of what White Hat regards as the finest works in the chamber
music repetoire presented in the one concert. The Schubert
Trout Quintet is full of sunshine
and youthful optimism while Messiaen's
Quartet for the
End of Time is, in White Hat's opinion, one of the great works of the
20th century. A prisoner of war, Messiaen wrote the Quartet for the End of Time for the
musicians he found in the camp, premiering it to an audience of inmates and
guards. “Never” he said, "was I listened to with such rapt attention and
comprehension."
Australian Chamber Orchestra Principals are joined by clarinettist Paul Dean
and dynamic young pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar, making his Australian debut.The
performers are Helena Rathbone (violin), Christopher Moore (viola), Timo-Veikko
Valve (cello), Maxime Bibeau (double bass), Paul Dean (clarinet) and Saleem
Abboud Ashkar (piano).
8pm, Wednesday 11th July 2012, QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane
7.30pm, Thursday 12th July 2012,
Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle
7pm 14 July; 8pm, 17 July; 7pm, 18 July 2012
City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney
2pm, Sunday 15th July 2012, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
8pm, 16 July; 2.30pm, 22 July; 8pm, 23 July 2012
Melbourne Recital Centre,
Southbank, Melbourne
7.30pm, Thursday 19th July 2012, Wollongong Town Hall,
Wollongong
8pm, Saturday 21st July 2012,
Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Canberra
8pm, Tuesday 24th July 2012,
Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
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Beethoven 9 - Ode to Joy
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The Australian Chamber Orchestra with Richard Tognetti (Artistic Director
and Lead Violin), Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (Graham Ross
Director), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Fiona Campbell (mezzo soprano),
Allan Clayton (tenor) Matthew Brook (bass)
White Hat has long believed that many modern performance of Beethoven
symphonies by large symphony orchestras lack the vitality and drive of a
performance by a first rate chamber orchestra - supplemented where necessary -
of the proportions that Beethoven was writing for For those who share this view
we suggest you look no further. Critics called the ACO's recent Beethoven
concert in London “the finest concert of the summer” and spoke of
“thrilling playing”, “vibrant drive” and “total involvement”,
concluding, “this compact chamber orchestra matches anything Europe can offer
in energy, precision and interpretative rigour.”
Joined by one of the finest British choirs this concert promises to be
something special where every note Beethoven wrote can be heard rather than lost
in a sea of overblown orchestral 'atmosphere'.
8pm, Saturday 4th August 2012,
Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Canberra
2pm, 5th Aug; 8pm, 9th Aug 2012, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
8pm, Monday 6th August 2012, QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane
8pm, 7 Aug; 7pm, 8 Aug; 7pm 11 Aug 2012,
City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney
2.30pm 12 Aug; 8pm, 13 Aug 2012,
The Arts Centre,
Hamer Hall, Melbourne
8pm, Tuesday 14th August 2012,
Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
7.30pm, Wednesday 15th August 2012,
Perth Concert Hall, Perth
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