A Nono Retrospective
Complete performance
Thursday 28 April 2005 19:30-21:30 (Radio 3)
Live electronics, dislocated soundworlds, and uncompromising modernity characterise the dynamic and hypnotic musical visions of Luigi Nono - one of 20th century music's greatest revolutionaries.
Verity Sharp guides us through a sixty-year retrospective of Nono's work, recorded last night at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Playlist:
Luigi Nono: Polifonica-Monodia-Ritmica
Canti per 13
"Ha venido"
Canciones a Guiomar
La fabbrica illuminata
...sofferte onde serene...
Con Luigi Dallapiccola
A Pierre. Dell'azzurro silenzio, inquietum
Claron McFadden (soprano)
Sarah Nicolls (piano)
Sebastian Bell (contrabass flute)
Andrew Webster (contrabass clarinet)
Sound Intermedia
London Sinfonietta
BBC Singers
Oliver Knussen (conductor)