An exhilarating re-imagining of Holst's The Planets for folk duo and orchestra
An exhilarating re-imagining of Holst's The Planets for folk duo and orchestra, interspersed by text written and narrated by acclaimed writer Robert Macfarlane.
In the first half, Britten Sinfonia perform three sumptuously orchestrated pieces evoking different earthly places and landscapes, bridged by Stevens & Pound’s reworkings of the folk tunes used by Grainger and Britten.
“The work of updating and completing Holst’s Planets suite feels both urgent and exciting. Earth’s vast, miraculous sound-world mustn’t dim to become a silent – or silenced – planet. In music, word and performance, we want to communicate the wonder, awe and fragility of the planet we inhabit.” ~ Robert Macfarlane
programme:
Britten English Folksong Suite: A Time There Was
Grainger Lincolnshire Posy
Holst/Stevens & Pound The Silent Planet (Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth)
