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SUMMARY:Ravel’s Tzigane
DESCRIPTION:Passionate. Sensual. An evening of intimate rarities.\nWho’s on stage\nMaria Włoszczowska directs harpist Oliver Wass and musicians from Royal Northern Sinfonia. \nWhat they’re playing\nBe transported to Paris in the 1920s with music by the leading composers of the day\, Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. \nWhat you’ll hear\nMaurice Ravel Introduction and Allegro (11’)\nClaude Debussy Syrinx (3.5’)\nMaurice Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello (20’)\nClaude Debussy Danse sacrée et profane (9’)\nClaude Debussy Sonata for Flute\, Viola and Harp (17’)\nMaurice Ravel Tzigane (10’)\nMaurice Ravel arr Tim Mulleman La valse (13’) \nWho’s playing it\nMaria Włoszczowska director\nOliver Wass harp\nRoyal Northern Sinfonia \nWhat’s happening in the music?\nRavel’s fiery Tzigane for violin and piano is at the heart of this concert. Passionate\, fierce and full of breathless virtuosity\, it’s a show-stopper from start to finish. His Sonata for violin and cello has a similarly Hungarian flavour to it\, and was written as a tribute to Debussy\, whose sensual work for harp closes the evening. \nRavel vs Debussy\nThe two composers often get lumped together because they lived at the same time in the same city and admired each others music\, plus its true that there are similarities between their musical styles\, with it being what might be called ‘musical impressionism’. Their differences are pretty stark though. Debussy was much more of an innovator\, whereas Ravel worked within more traditional forms. Ravel was brilliant at taking melodies (sometimes other peoples) and transforming them into something magical for the full orchestra (for example Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition\, which you can hear on 21 February)\, whereas Debussy always originated his own melodies. They were both top-rank composers in their own right\, and a programme of their music is a total treat.
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