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Space-Time – London Sinfonietta

Turning Points

Sat 24 Mar 2018
Contemporary

Space-Time – London Sinfonietta

Turning Points

Webern Drei Lieder (1904)
Debussy Prélude
Schoenberg String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 – fourth movement, ‘Entrückung’ (‘Rapture’)
Berg Four pieces for clarinet and piano, Op. 5
Stravinsky Three pieces for String Quartet
Cowell Banshee
Aeolian Harp
Schoenberg (arr. Webern) Chamber Symphony
Elizabeth Atherton soprano
Rolf Hind piano
Tom Service presenter
Prof. Malcolm Longair presenter
London Sinfonietta

Radical Ideas in Music and Science

The early part of the 20th century was epitomised by drastic reinvention and new ways of thinking. Albert Einstein’s ‘thought experiments’ led to a completely new model of the space-time continuum – the implications of which are still being understood and proved today.

Almost in parallel, composers such as Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky and Henry Cowell took music in radically different directions that blew apart the relationship between harmony and progressive, linear time.

Explore both fascinating stories in an evening of live music, experiments and discussion, with Professor Malcolm Longair and music critic Tom Service.

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Date:Sat 24 Mar 2018
Start time:7pm (Doors: 6.30pm)
Venue:Hall One

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