Do Wagner and Ligeti have more in common than you might think? Besides their inate ability to use all the colours that an orchestra can create?
One possible connection is the silver screen. György Ligeti became a cinematic legend for Atmosphères, which Stanley Kubrick used for 2001: A Space Odyssey. Meanwhile, Wagner’s music has appeared in films, and has inspired soundtracks for decades.
In this concert, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by Swedish soprano Elisabet Strid, who specialises in singing music by Wagner and Strauss.
Program
György Ligeti: Atmosphères
Richard Wagner: Prelude to act 1 of ‘Lohengrin’
Richard Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod, from ‘Tristan und Isolde’
György Ligeti: Lontano
Richard Wagner: Prelude to ‘Parsifal’
Richard Wagner: Brünnhilde’s Immolation Scene from ‘Götterdämmerung
Artists
Elisabet Strid, soprano
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor