Minimalist Icons: Vasks, Pärt & Górecki
A slow-burn, underground orchestral night.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic explores the fusion of minimalist music with religious plainchant and liturgical motives in a program featuring seminal works from the 1970s onwards. The evening highlights Henryk Górecki’s “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs,” a globally recognized masterpiece that sets three Polish laments to music. Arvo Pärt’s Second Symphony is also featured, a work harked as a metaphorical rebirth for the composer, incorporating children’s toys and Tchaikovsky’s lullaby. The concert opens with Pēteris Vasks’ Vēstījums (The Message), a symphonic work described as a head rush that vacillates between ominous foreboding and euphoric exaltation.
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Who is performing at Minimalist Icons?+
The Los Angeles Philharmonic performs these works under the direction of the orchestra's artistic leadership.
What kind of music is featured in this program?+
The program centers on minimalist compositions from the 1970s onwards, featuring works by Arvo Pärt, Pēteris Vasks, and Henryk Górecki.
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Tickets for this performance are available for purchase on Mood.
