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Delius’ Hassan: The Golden Road to Samarkand at Saffron Hall

February 11, 2023 @ 19:30 - 22:00

- £12.00

Middle Eastern music of heart-wrenching beauty meets the Western imagination of sensuality and drama along the medieval Silk Road.

Hassan is an unlikely hero – an unattractive Baghdad sweet merchant who is comically rebuffed by his would-be love. But the mood changes when he is accidentally taken into the court of the city’s all-powerful ruler, whose shocking brutality and corruption sickens him. Written 100 years ago, Delius’s richly evocative incidental music to James Elroy Flecker’s play is very rarely performed – here we experience it in a compelling adaptation for narrator and orchestra.

In the first half Britten Sinfonia is joined by Joseph Tawadros, virtuoso player of the oud, a close cousin of the lute powerfully evocative of the Middle East. He plays the solo part in a concerto by Vivaldi originally written for the mandolin and gives the premiere of a new concerto, his irresistible joy and energy complemented by whirling orchestral textures.

Details

Date:
February 11, 2023
Time:
19:30 - 22:00
Cost:
£12.00
Website:
https://www.saffronhall.com/whats-on/view/delius-hassan-the-golden-road-to-samarkand

Organiser

Saffron Hall
Phone
0845 548 7650
Email
info@saffronhall.com

Venue

Saffron Hall
Audley End Road
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH United Kingdom
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Phone
0845 548 7650
View Venue Website

Details

Date:
February 11, 2023
Time:
19:30 - 22:00
Cost:
£12.00
Website:
https://www.saffronhall.com/whats-on/view/delius-hassan-the-golden-road-to-samarkand

Organiser

Saffron Hall
Phone
0845 548 7650
Email
info@saffronhall.com

Venue

Saffron Hall
Audley End Road
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH United Kingdom
+ Google Map
Phone
0845 548 7650
View Venue Website