Hear and Now - 10/11/2007

Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces the premiere of a new work by German composer Heiner Goebbels, Songs of Wars I Have Seen, a setting of texts by Gertrude Stein reflecting on the everyday experiences of life during wartime. The concert also includes Heinrich Biber's vivid Battalia, and another war-related piece by Goebbels, based on Leonardo da Vinci's notes on how to paint a battle scene. Biber: Battalia a 10 in D Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Goebbels: Schlachtenbeschreibung (UK premiere) Roderick Williams (baritone) London Sinfonietta Sian Edwards (conductor) Goebbels: Songs of Wars I Have Seen (world premiere) Matthew Locke: The Tempest (excerpts) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment London Sinfonietta Sian Edwards (conductor).