Francesconi: Ballata

it's the nihilistic resolve of the undertaking that most impresses: Francesconi is resolute in his large-scale realisation of the despairing Mariner's humiliation by the quixotic spirit of Life-in-Death,... — The Independent, 12th August 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Aug 2011
Catalogue No: STR57012
Label: Stradivarius
Series: Ricordi Oggi series
Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act I

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Ildikó Komlósi, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Stephan Loges, Donal J. Byrne, Anders Larsson, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Susanne Schimmack, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Marco Beasley, Silvia Weiss, Laure Delca, Ildikó Komlósi, Stephan Loges, Donal J. Byrne, Anders Larsson, Susanne Schimmack, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Marco Beasley, Silvia Weiss, Laure Delcampe
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

Prelude

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act Ia

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Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Silvia Weiss, Laure Delcampe, Ildikó Komlósi, Stephan Loges, Donal J. Byrne, Thanos Adamopoulos, Anders Larsson, Susanne Schimmack, Woo Kyung Kim, Marco Beasley and Brussels La Monn, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Silvia Weiss, Laure Delcampe, Ildikó Komlósi, Stephan Loges, Donal J. Byrne, Anders Larsson, Susanne Schimmack, Woo Kyung Kim, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act Ib

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Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Donal J. Byrne, Silvia Weiss, Laure Delcampe, Susanne Schimmack, Woo Kyung Kim, Anders Larsson, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Cho, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Donal J. Byrne, Silvia Weiss, Laure Delcampe, Susanne Schimmack, Woo Kyung Kim, Anders Larsson
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act I

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Anders Larsson, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Donal J. Byrne, Silvia Weiss, Laure Delcampe, Susanne Schimmack, Thanos Adamopoulos, Woo K, Anders Larsson, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Marco Beasley, Donal J. Byrne, Silvia Weiss, Laure Delcampe, Susanne Schimmack, Woo Kyung Kim, Stephan Loges
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act Ia

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Ildikó Komlósi, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Stephan Loges, Donal J. Byrne, Silvia Weiss, Anders Larsson, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Susanne Schimmack, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Marco Beasley, Laure Delca, Ildikó Komlósi, Stephan Loges, Donal J. Byrne, Silvia Weiss, Anders Larsson, Susanne Schimmack, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Marco Beasley, Laure Delcampe
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act Ib

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Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Susanne Schimmack, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Thanos Adamopoulos, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

Il passaggio

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Il passaggio

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act I

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Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Susanne Schimmack, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Thanos Ada, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Susanne Schimmack, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Thanos Adamopoulos, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Ander, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Thanos Adamopoulos, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Ch, Donal J. Byrne, Thanos Adamopoulos, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Susanne Schimmack, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Or, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Susanne Schimmack, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Thanos Adamopoulos, Woo Kyung Kim and, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Susanne Schimmack, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Thanos Adamopoulos, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus
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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act I0

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Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Susanne Schimmack, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. By, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act I1

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Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Susanne Schimmack, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Thanos Adamopoulos, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco, Anders Larsson, Silvia Weiss, Marco Beasley, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act I2

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Anders Larsson, Laure Delcampe, Marco Beasley, Donal J. Byrne, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Ildikó Komlósi, Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan L, Anders Larsson, Laure Delcampe, Marco Beasley, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act I3 & 14

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Ildikó Komlósi, Stephan Loges, Anders Larsson, Susanne Schimmack, Marco Beasley, Laure Delcampe, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Donal J. Byrne, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Silvia We, Ildikó Komlósi, Stephan Loges, Anders Larsson, Susanne Schimmack, Marco Beasley, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Silvia Weiss
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act I5

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Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Silvia Weiss, Thanos Adamopoulos, Ildikó Komlósi, Stephan Loges, Anders Larsson, Susanne Schimmack, Marco Beasley, Laure Delcampe, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Donal J. Byrne, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera O, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Silvia Weiss, Ildikó Komlósi, Stephan Loges, Anders Larsson, Susanne Schimmack, Marco Beasley, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act I

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Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

Interlude

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Interlude

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act IIa

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Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Luca Francesconi, Umberto Fiori: Ballata, Act IIb

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Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act IIa

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Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act IIb

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Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act IIa

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Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act IIb

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Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act IIa

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Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act IIb

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Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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Umberto Fiori, Luca Francesconi: Ballata, Act II

Work length19:04

Thanos Adamopoulos, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus and Brussels La Monnaie, Silvia Weiss, Stephan Loges, Susanne Schimmack, Laure Delcampe, Donal J. Byrne, Woo Kyung Kim, Eberhard Francesco Lorenz, Ildikó Komlósi, Anders Larsson, Marco Beasley
Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Chorus, Brussels La Monnaie - De Munt Opera Orchestra
Thanos Adamopoulos

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A new chapter in the Ricordi Oggi series, the collection that enacts the strong partnership between Stradivarius and the prestigious Casa Ricordi publishing house.

This world première recording is dedicated to Luca Francesconi and his Ballata, a two-act opera whose libretto, by Umberto Fiori, is based upon S. T. Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Francesconi confirms his particular confidence for large-scale musical thought, rather than merely show a flair for illustrative brilliance.

"Coleridge’s Mariner confronts a natural world that is implacably adverse, one that [...] remains magnificently indifferent to its needs. To respond to that requires a sense of pacing, of large-scale dynamic proportion, that must prevail over any proclivity to exuberant detail.[...] That sense of scale [...] is everywhere in Francesconi’s recent work. [...] Fiori’s fine libretto is so constructed as to allow for the enchained series of numbers that are integral to that form of dramaturgy, because they pace the opera’s progress through a sequence of images and actions whose synopsis could be presented in a few, trite sentences, but whose power and resonance can only be felt when worked through at the slow, remorseless pace common to Francesconi’s opera, and Coleridge’s poem” David Osmond-Smith, liner notes.

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12th August 2011

it's the nihilistic resolve of the undertaking that most impresses: Francesconi is resolute in his large-scale realisation of the despairing Mariner's humiliation by the quixotic spirit of Life-in-Death, and of Death's utter disinterest in his victims. And, as might be expected of a pupil of Berio and Stockhausen, he wields a terrifying sonic palette. Not for the faint-hearted.

Francesconi: Ballata

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