In the 20th century, music in the West freed itself form the dominance of melody and explores the richness of musical pulse for its own sake. Starting with the driving power of Stravinsky’s Sacre du Printemps, Sir Simon Rattle takes viewers on a vibrant sensory Journey. Excerpts from: STRAVINSKY: Le Sacre du Printemps; VARESE: Ionisation; LIGETI: Atmospheres; REICH: Music for Piece of Wood; BOULEZ: Rituel in Memoriam Bruno Maderna; MESSIAEN: Turangalila Symphony; MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde; NANCARROW: Piano Roll No. 21
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