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Three Screaming Popes
after Francis Bacon
for large orchestra
large orchestra
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In 1985 I went to see a stunning exhibition of Francis Bacon’s paintings at the Tate Gallery. I was particularly taken with the three Pope paintings, based on Pope Innocent X by Velázquez, and my initial idea was to write a piece which distorted a set of Spanish dances as Bacon had distorted and restated the Velázquez. In the process of writing the piece, the dances (like a first layer of paint, or an outline) became so submerged in the other textures of the piece that only a faint trace is visible – just a hint of a tango here and there. What I hope comes across is the colouristic intensity and emotional immediacy of the paintings. Mark-Anthony Turnage
Orchestral Cast
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Title:
Three Screaming Popes
after Francis Bacon
for large orchestra
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1988 - 1989
Duration:
15 ′
World Premiere:
October 5, 1989 · Birmingham (UK)
Symphony Hall
Conductor: Simon Rattle · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Conductor: Simon Rattle · City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by the Feeney Trust for Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Series:
Technical Details
Product number:
LSL 4106-01
Performances
Three Screaming Popes
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
October 25, 2024 |
Munich (Germany) , Hercules Hall
Three Screaming Popes
Edinburgh International Festival 2023
Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
August 6, 2023 |
Edinburgh (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Usher Hall
Three Screaming Popes
Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono
Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
December 10, 2022 |
Tokyo (Japan) , Suntory Hall
Three Screaming Popes
Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono
Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
December 9, 2022 |
Tokyo (Japan) , Suntory Hall
Three Screaming Popes
Composer in Residence: Mark-Anthony Turnage
Conductor: Ben Gernon
Orchestra: Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra
January 30, 2020 |
London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music
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