Britten, Fauré & Dvořák // London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle

Innocence, experience and simply fabulous sounds. Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert of music that showcases the LSO at its most dazzling, and its most delicate. Recorded live at the Barbican Hall on 18 May 2021 in COVID-secure conditions. This concert was our first appearance in the Barbican Hall since March 2020. 0:00 Introduction by Maxine Kwok and Sir Simon Rattle 3:18 Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra 22:50 Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande – Suite 39:10 Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op 46 Sir Simon Rattle: conductor London Symphony Orchestra Programme notes: Benjamin Britten knew that young listeners have high standards, and when he wrote The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra he let his imagination catch fire. The result is a brilliantly original showpiece for a great orchestra at the top of its game; a spectacular opening to a concert drenched in colour. So Sir Simon Rattle conducts Fauré’s haunting suite from Pell