Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3, 'Organ'
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- Sunday 27 November 2016
Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3, 'Organ'
Sun 27 Nov 2016
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Repertoire
- Handel Zadok the Priest
- Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre
- Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3, 'Organ'
- Poulenc Gloria
Features
- Jean-Luc Tingaud Conductor
- Elin Pritchard Soprano
- Jonathan Scott Organ
- Northampton Bach Choir Choir
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
To celebrate its 70th Anniversary, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will join forces with the Northampton Bach Choir for a concert of orchestral and choral masterpieces. Opening the concert in regal style will be Handel’s Zadok the Priest; performed at every British coronation since 1727, this piece ceremoniously opens with layered strings before bursting with choral joy.
The concert will then take on a distinctly French flavour with Saint-Saëns’ devilish Danse Macabre - recognisable as the theme from the TV series Jonathan Creek - and Poulenc’s Gloria for which the outstanding soprano Elin Pritchard joins the Orchestra.
Saint-Saëns’ grand ‘Organ’ Symphony closes this autumn concert. From the brief and haunting introduction to the layered brass finale, this piece soars to the heavens.