Orchestre National de France
Cristian Măcelaru | direction
Diana Damrau | soprano
The Orchestre National de France and its musical director Cristian Măcelaru with the voice of Diana Damrau for the final scene of Capriccio by Strauss.
Messiaen Le Tombeau resplendissant
Strauss Capriccio, final scene
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 « Pathetic »
This programme needs no further justification than the pleasure of listening to three of the most beautiful works in the orchestral repertoire. Firstly, Le Tombeau resplendissant, which, as is indicated by its title, is a dazzling work and one of the very earliest scores written for orchestra by Messiaen, premiered by the great Pierre Monteux. The Symphonie Pathétique, with its melancholic waltz and frenetic march which finishes in the manner of a silent requiem, is no longer performed. In between these two works, Diana Damrau will reacquaint herself with Richard Strauss, a rich eulogist inspired by the female voice, and ask the famous question which goes to the very heart of Capriccio: “Prima la musica ? e poi le parole ?”
Coproduction Théâtre des Champs-Elysées | Radio France
Concert diffusé en direct en France Musique
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