Philippe Manoury
»Ring« (Premiere) work commissioned by Gürzenich-Orchesters Köln
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
»Voi avete un cor fedele« KV 217
Symphony No. 40 g-minor KV 550, 1st movement
»Basta, vincesti – Ah non lasciarmi, no« KV 486a
Symphony No. 40 g-minor KV 550, 2nd and 3 rd movement
»Bella mia fiamma, addio – Resta, oh cara« KV 528
No. 40 g-minor KV 550, 4th movement
- Sophie Karthäuser Soprano
- Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
- François-Xavier Roth Conductor
Spatial sound experiments – where else than in the Kölner Philharmonie! For his Köln premiere, French composer Philippe Manoury is creating complex sensory listening experiences by having musicians positioned in the space communicate with each other in ingeniously layered sounds and patterns. The soprano Sophie Karthäuser will demonstrate the much-lauded versatility of her voice in Mozart’s concert arias, fascinating musical character studies in which the orchestra becomes the imaginary stage for the singing and a reflection of the soul. We do not know the occasion for which Mozart composed his last three symphonies. They seem to have arisen from an inner urge: to open up space, broaden horizons, get to the heart of things. What emerged is music that reaches far beyond any classical conception, deeply personal and not understood at all by his contemporaries. Symphony No. 40 is one of the three: the brilliant work of a driven spirit who may already have sensed that his time was running out.
