New Millennium Chamber Orchestra - The French Collection
Sat, Nov 09
|Transfiguration Episcopal Church
“The French Collection”, a journey through the music of the French Impressionist period. Delve into the lyrical and harmonically complex music of this period.
Time & Location
Nov 09, 2024, 7:00 PM
Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 3900 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94403, USA
About The Event
The performance features two compositions by Maurice Ravel: “Pavane pour une infante défunte”, dance music written for a Spanish princess depicted in a painting by Diego Velázquez, and “Le Tombeau de Couperin”, each of whose four atmospheric movements evoke the distinct personalities of a friend who perished during the First World War.
Gabriel Fauré’s “Sicilienne” from Pelléas et Mélisande is one of the most recognizable works from the French Impressionists, featuring soaring melodic lines and masterful orchestration.
Originally composed for piano four hands, the Petite Suite by Claude Debussy was orchestrated by Henri Büsser and features movements inspired by the poems of Paul Verlaine and the art of dance. Charming in its simplicity, it maintains a distinctly French air throughout.