Benjamin Britten delves into the hallucinatory verses of Arthur Rimbaud with youthful enthusiasm in the song cycle Les Illuminations, a rare foray into the French language for a composer renowned for his contributions to English music. Alongside Britten's cycle is a much-loved work by an Englishman of an earlier generation: Gustav Holst's The Planets launches the pastoral tradition into the extraterrestrial realm, conjuring up the star signs with otherworldly sounds and a wordless offstage choir.
ARTISTS
Elim Chan
CONDUCTOR
Andrew Staples
TENOR
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
PROGRAM
Les Illuminations
Benjamin Britten
The Planets
Gustav Holst
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ARTISTS
Elim Chan
CONDUCTOR
Andrew Staples
TENOR
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
PROGRAM
Les Illuminations
Benjamin Britten
The Planets
Gustav Holst
Benjamin Britten delves into the hallucinatory verses of Arthur Rimbaud with youthful enthusiasm in the song cycle Les Illuminations, a rare foray into the French language for a composer renowned for his contributions to English music. Alongside Britten's cycle is a much-loved work by an Englishman of an earlier generation: Gustav Holst's The Planets launches the pastoral tradition into the extraterrestrial realm, conjuring up the star signs with otherworldly sounds and a wordless offstage choir.
ARTISTS
Elim Chan
CONDUCTOR
Andrew Staples
TENOR
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
PROGRAM
Les Illuminations
Benjamin Britten
The Planets
Gustav Holst
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ARTISTS
Elim Chan
CONDUCTOR
Andrew Staples
TENOR
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
PROGRAM
Les Illuminations
Benjamin Britten
The Planets
Gustav Holst
show less
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