Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Fabien Gabel | direction
Marie-Nicole Lemieux | contralto
Fabien Gabel and Marie-Nicole Lemieux present an evening bridging two centuries.
Debussy Suite bergamasque « Clair de lune »
Massenet Expressions lyriques
La Tombelle Orientale
Debussy Danse sacrée et Danse profane
Bonis Danse sacrée
Dubois Fantasietta
Massenet La Vierge
Saint-Saëns Mélodies persanes
Although the Universal Exhibition of 1900 meant that the eyes of the world were on Paris, it had been the beating heart of musical creativity for several decades already. The programme for this concert reveals the sources of inspiration for this sumptuous era. Composers refreshed their palettes by looking East without compromising their worldly elegance in works such as Mélodies persanes by Saint-Saëns (1870) and L’Orientale by La Tombelle (1888). The Ancient world inspired scores combining mysticism and pagan sensuality: La Vierge, a “sacred legend” by Massenet (1880), Danse sacrée by Mel Bonis (1898), and Danse sacrée and Danse profane by Debussy (1904). Verlaine’s Fêtes Galantes may have been the inspiration for Clair de Lune by Debussy (1905), a movement from the Suite bergamasque orchestrated by Caplet. In 1913, before World War I brought the curtain down on the Belle Époque, Dubois composed his Fantasietta with its quintessentially French mastery of colour.
Coproduction Orchestre de chambre de Paris | Palazzetto Bru Zane
Dans le cadre du 11e Festival Palazzetto Bru Zane Paris