Turning the Page

This piece was originally written for the 2016 Edinburgh International Festival Classical Music programme, which featured many works written at the turn of the 20th Century

In August, we will hear the musical language of the late 19th Century expand to bursting point as it crosses over into a new century.

Gurrelieder represents the death-rattle of an old style; the final sections of the work appear to falter and fall off the tracks of tonality in a crushingly grand final statement. It won’t die without a fight.

At this year’s International Festival, come with us on a journey through a Europe teetering on the brink. Listen to its music creak and fold under the weight of huge social and political shifts, as it crosses borders; both geographically and stylistically.

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