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A rare opportunity awaits to experience French composer Gérard Grisey's stunningly dark and disorienting Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil, presented by the London Sinfonietta. This masterpiece offers a journey through intricate collisions of fragmented melody and harmony.  

Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil, which roughly translates to Four Songs for Crossing the Threshold, explores the boundary between life and death – a significance that is elevated by Grisey's passing soon after its completion, preventing his attendance at the world premiere of the piece by the London Sinfonietta and George Benjamin in 1999. 

Grisey: Quatre Chants

Southbank Centre

Music by Liala Biali, Pat Metheny, Lerner and Lowe, Paul Simon, and others. This concert will be livestreamed then available on demand a few days after the concert.

Director

John White

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Past events

Nov 28, 2025

Grisey: Quatre Chants · London Sinfonietta

Nov 13, 2022

Jazz Vocal Ensemble · Ithaca College

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