Name: Holst's the Planets
Start: 2025-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: L'Auditori

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L'Auditori

Conductor

Gemma New

Instrumentalist

Leif Ove Andsnes

Piano / Harpsichord

Others

Cor de Noies de l'Orfeó Català

Orchestra

Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña

Piano

Holst's the Planets

Barcelona

Spain

Sala 1 Pau Casals

Public

Concert

Keyboard Concerto in D major, Hob.XVIII:11

Symphonic Variations (Variations symphoniques), M. 46

The Planets

Samabedona Majumder

Approved

Accordionist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

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Writing and performance

Bass

Singer

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Contralto

Soprano

Mezzo-soprano

Tenor

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Joseph Haydn’s charming, balanced classicism shines through in his most popular piano concerto, written between 1780 and 1783. Despite the limited size of the orchestral ensemble, it is resolutely communicative: emphatic from the initial vivace, but never losing the style galant of the delicate slow movement, which is followed by the sprightly Rondo all’Ongarese.

César Franck’s vocation as an organist is evident in the way he occupies the soundscape, with a surprisingly logical control of the duration of the notes. The Symphonic Variations, in which piano and orchestra weave a complex web of varying density and colour, are a clear example of this.

We head to outer space with Gustav Holst’s symphonic suite The Planets, composed between 1914 and 1916. From Mercury “The Winged Messenger” to Neptune “The Mystic”, seven planets in our solar system are depicted by a large orchestra that incorporates some unusual instruments.

English

El clasicismo equilibrado y encantador de Joseph Haydn refulge en su concierto para piano más popular, creado entre 1780 y 1783. Pese al reducido plantel orquestal que requiere, se muestra resueltamente comunicativo: enfático desde el vivace inicial, pero sin perder nunca el punto galante del delicado movimiento lento, al que seguirá el centrífugo rondó all’Ongarese.

La vocación de organista de César Franck se pone de manifiesto en su forma de ocupar el espacio sonoro, regulando la duración concertada de los timbres con una lógica sorprendente. Un claro ejemplo son las Variaciones sinfónicas, en las que piano y orquesta elaboran un tejido de densidad y colorido variables.

Saliendo con la mente hacia el espacio exterior, en esta ocasión se podrá descubrir el proyecto que Gustav Holst compuso entre 1914 y 1916 en forma de suite sinfónica: desde Mercurio, “el mensajero alado”, hasta Neptuno, “el místico”, siete astros de nuestro sistema solar son convocados por medio de una numerosa orquesta que incorpora instrumentos poco habituales.

español

El classicisme equilibrat i encantador de Joseph Haydn refulgeix en el seu concert per a piano més popular, creat entre 1780 i 1783. Malgrat el reduït planter orquestral que requereix, es mostra resoludament comunicatiu: emfàtic des del vivace inicial, però sense perdre mai el punt galant del delicat moviment lent, al qual seguirà el centrífug rondó all’Ongarese.

La vocació d’organista de César Franck es posa de manifest en la seva manera d’ocupar l’espai sonor, regulant la durada concertada dels timbres amb una lògica sorprenent. Un clar exemple en són les Variacions simfòniques, en què piano i orquestra elaboren un teixit de densitat i colorit/color/coloració ? variables.

Pensant ara en l’espai exterior, en aquesta ocasió es podrà descobrir el projecte que Gustav Holst va compondre entre 1914 i 1916 en forma de suite simfònica: de Mercuri “el missatger alat” a Neptú “el místic”, hi són convocats set astres del nostre sistema solar per mitjà d’una orquestra nombrosa que incorpora instruments poc habituals.

català

Holst's the Planets by Haydn, Franck, Holst, From (2025/2025), Conductor Gemma New, L'Auditori, Barcelona, Spain

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