The transformative power of darkness is expressed in iconic works, including Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, George Crumb’s Four Nocturnes, and Schoenberg’s visionary Verklärte Nacht. Nocturnal agony and ecstasy pervade Strauss’s ‘Die Nacht’, as well as Messiaen's Thème and Variations, a bridal gift for the French violinist Claire Delbos.

Artists

CYRILLE DUBOIS tenor
PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD piano
JOHAN STONE horn
CAROLINE PETHER violin
LINDA SUOLAHTI violin
HUGO TICCIATI violin
SASCHA BOTA viola
KAMILA MAYER-MASLOWSKA viola 
JULIAN ARP cello
CLAUDE FROCHAUX cello
ALEXANDER JONES bass
O/MODERNT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 
O/MODERNT NEW GENERATION ARTISTS

PROGRAMME

George Crumb Four Nocturnes (Night Music II)

Benjamin Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Op. 31

 –intermission–

Richard Strauss ‘Die Nacht’ Op. 10, No. 3

Olivier Messiaen Thème et variations

Arnold Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht Op. 4 (‘Transfigured Night’)