An Individual Heart: a loving portrait of Percy Grainger, 2021
Devised by Sir Simon Rattle and Gerard McBurney for the London Symphony Orchestra, this is Gerard and Amelia’s third collaboration together, this time in glorious technicolour using Amelia’s original photography as source images.
Percy Aldridge Grainger remains a fascinating enigma. His music fits no ordinary categories, is written for outrageously daring combinations of instruments, and yet is possessed of deep and unexpected poetry. His life was as colourful and unpredictable as his compositions. In this show, the LSO journey through the landscape of Grainger’s mind and imagination, narrated by Roger Allam.
From the wealth of documentation produced during his lifetime, creative director Gerard McBurney and visual artist Amelia Kosminsky bring this marvellous one-off composer alive, as the LSO celebrates his exuberant and pioneering music.
Lee Reynolds conductor
Roger Allam narrator
Amelia Kosminsky visual artist
London Symphony Orchestra
Programme devised by Sir Simon Rattle and Gerard McBurney.
This was recorded at LSO St Luke's on Wednesday 28th April in COVID-secure conditions and is available on Marquee TV from the 13th of May 2021.