VFO / BARBARA HANNIGAN
Berlioz, Haydn, Rodgers, Copland
Barbara Hannigan opens the Festival and draws us into her all-encompassing universe between Europe and North America, from song to dance, and from Haydn to musical comedy.
Programme
HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869)
Le Carnaval romain, overture Op. 9
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Symphony No.104 in D major Hob. I:104
Interval
RICHARD RODGERS (1902-1979)
The Carousel Waltz, arr. D. Walker
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990)
Dance Symphony
BILL ELLIOTT (1951-) / BARBARA HANNIGAN (1971-)
“At the Fair” (world premiere)
Distribution
- Verbier Festival Orchestra
- Barbara Hannigan conductor
Carnaval Romain, where Berlioz interweaves a delicate serenade melody with a wild Roman dance named saltarello. The same is true of Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, which employs material as diverse as a Croatian folk melody and a court dance. The second part transports us to the New World; the most emblematic dances of New York musical theater are at the heart of Richard Rodgers’ Carousel Waltz, while Copland’s Dance Symphony explores, through its variations on folk dances, a certain image of the American soul. The work was written at the request of Leonard Bernstein, a conductor for whom Barbara Hannigan has never concealed her admiration, sharing his originality of approach and physical intensity of direction.
