Symphonie de Psaumes

Created in 1930, the Symphony of Psalms testifies to Stravinsky's fervent return to religion. Unclassifiable, “this prayer that bites, this prayer of steel” as Leonard Bernstein described it, completes a fresco of piety of great evocative force, like a wall of icons sculpted in the harmony of an alliance with summit between Les Métaboles and the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra.

SYMPHONIE DES PSAUMES

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Begräbnisgesang op. 13

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), Mass No. 2 in E minor for choir and wind instrumentsvent WAB 27

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Pater Noster, Symphonie de Psaumes

Les Métaboles
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
Léo Warynski, direction

Dans la presse...

Léo Warynski and Les Métaboles – Repertoires in dialogue

Concert classique - Alain Cochard
 - Symphonie de Psaumes

Léo Warynski and Les Métaboles – Repertoires in dialogue

Concert classique - Alain Cochard - Symphonie de Psaumes

The beautiful understanding of the choristers and the prompters of the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra allowed Warynski to bring out with rare authority the main lines of Brahms's Begräbnisgesang and Anton Bruckner's Mass No. 2 in an interpretation full of breath , before releasing the formidable energy of the Symphony. “The older I get, the more I love Stravinsky’s music,” confides the conductor. In any case, he showed an intimate understanding, received with enthusiasm by the public. As an encore, Les Métaboles rewarded him with an absolute rarity: the Libera me by Ignaz von Seyfried (1776-1841), Viennese composer and student of Mozart. Full of echoes of the latter’s Requiem, the piece was performed in 1827 at Beethoven’s funeral.

A discovery and a way of showing that many surprises still await us as part of the Métaboles residency, whether at the Rencontres musicales de Vézelay 2025 or during the season.....

Léo Warynski and Les Métaboles – Repertoires in dialogue

Concert classique - Alain Cochard
 - Symphonie de Psaumes

Léo Warynski and Les Métaboles – Repertoires in dialogue

Concert classique - Alain Cochard - Symphonie de Psaumes

The beautiful understanding of the choristers and the prompters of the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra allowed Warynski to bring out with rare authority the main lines of Brahms's Begräbnisgesang and Anton Bruckner's Mass No. 2 in an interpretation full of breath , before releasing the formidable energy of the Symphony. “The older I get, the more I love Stravinsky’s music,” confides the conductor. In any case, he showed an intimate understanding, received with enthusiasm by the public. As an encore, Les Métaboles rewarded him with an absolute rarity: the Libera me by Ignaz von Seyfried (1776-1841), Viennese composer and student of Mozart. Full of echoes of the latter’s Requiem, the piece was performed in 1827 at Beethoven’s funeral.

A discovery and a way of showing that many surprises still await us as part of the Métaboles residency, whether at the Rencontres musicales de Vézelay 2025 or during the season.....

2024

August

Saturday, August 24 2024 - 09:00 pmSymphonie de PsaumesRencontres musicales de Vézelay

Created in 1930, the Symphony of Psalms testifies to Stravinsky's fervent return to religion. Unclassifiable, “this prayer that bites, this prayer of steel” as Leonard Bernstein described it, completes a fresco of piety of great evocative force, like a wall of icons sculpted in the harmony of an alliance with summit between Les Métaboles and the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra.