This concert features titans of early twentieth-century romanticism. At the heart of the programme is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx, a brilliant showcase for NZSO flutist Bridget Douglas and later the golden-voiced New Zealand soprano Madeleine Pierard embodies the Finnish goddess of nature in Sibelius’ tone poem Luonnotar.
Soprano Madeleine Pierard Photo: Supplied by NZSO
The programme takes its name from Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy, music that embraces both the sensual and the spiritual worlds and harnesses the full power and beauty of the symphony orchestra. The concert begins and ends with dance. The Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2 by Ravel and begins closer to home with Dance by NZ composer Kenneth Young.
Programme
Kenneth YOUNG: Dance
SCRIABIN: Poem of Ecstasy Op 54
DEBUSSY: Syrinx
SIBELIUS: Luonnotar Op 70
RAVEL: Daphnis & Chloé, Suite No 2
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New
Bridget Douglas (flute)
Madeleine Pierard (soprano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New
Soprano Madeleine Pierard talks to Bryan Crump on Three to Seven.
Producer: David McCaw
Sound Engineer: Darryl Stack
Recorded at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert
