BRSO | Atlas Eclipticalis
Key data
- LanguageGerman
- Time of day7:00 until 8:30 PM
- Target groupAdults
- Registration€ 18 | 10 | tickets available here
Description
John Cage | “Atlas Eclipticalis”
Erik Satie | “Gnossiennes” and “Gymnopédies” (Arrangement for Trio Basso)
John Cage’s starting point for “Atlas Eclipticalis” (1961/62) was the star atlas of the same name by Czech astrologer Antonín Bečvář from 1950, whose star charts he translated into sound. Cage’s composition remains as incomprehensible as the universe, with the infinite possibilities for shaping the musical material arising anew with each performance.
Erik Satie's piano cycles “Gymnopédies” (1888) and “Gnossiennes” (1889-1897) are among the French avant-gardist’s most famous works and will be performed this evening in an arrangement for viola, cello and double bass by Klaus-Peter Werani.
Musicians
Klaus-Peter Werani, viola
Hanno Simons, cello
José Sebastiao Trigo, double bass
and other members of the BRSO
The concert accompanies the exhibition “Five Friends: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly.”
Exhibition visit and introduction: 6:00 PM
The museum café is open during the events of the Festival Five Friends.
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