The concert starts with the most shocking moment in the entire baroque repertoire: Rebel’s representation of chaos, which opens his suite Les Elémens. The darkness before creation is depicted by sounding all the notes of the scale simultaneously, in absolute discord: the individual elements earth, wind, water and fire have not yet emerged and there is utter chaos. As the suite continues, gradually order and structure are imposed on the world.
European Union Baroque Orchestra’s programme with Director Lars Ulrik Mortensen continues to paint “La Création du Monde” with more elemental baroque music of astonishing force and intensity, including a suite from Rameau’s operas Zaïs, Les Boréades and Platée.
“Live-wire performances, technically excellent and propelled with exactly the right degree of driving energy by Lars Ulrik Mortensen.” Gramophone
“There’s only one way of describing EUBO: simply superb.” The Times
Part of the 29th Annual Christmas Festival at St John's Smith Square
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