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Brahms: Symphony N°3 in F-major Op. 90
Composed in 1883 in Wiesbaden, Symphony No.3 aroused a great deal of enthusiasm, especially from Hans Richter, who nicknamed it the Eroica. The work was inspired by Schumann, and angered Wagner fans when it was played for the first time. Scored for strings, woodwind, brass and percussion, the sympho...
Chostakovitch, cello concerto n°1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Composed in a difficult period of Chostakovich's life who then suffers from poliomyelitis, this concerto is dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. The musical motif DSCH occurs clearly in this work. In the final Chostakovich used Stalin’s favorite Russian melody, “Suliko”, but deforming it in an ironic...
Henri Dutilleux : Ainsi la nuit (Thus the Night)
Composed between 1971 and 1977, Henri Dutilleux wrote this string quartet in memory of the American art-lover Ernest Sussman. It is comprised of seven sections, first created in isolation and then linked by "parentheses". This unique quartet illustrates the concept of memory through the principle of...
Henri Dutilleux, MystÈre de l’instant
Dutilleux has proposed to seize the moment to organize musical time differently.
The word "mystery" should be understood in its broadest sense, without excluding its spiritual resonance. As sometimes said Henri Dutilleux, the act of writing music is similar to a ceremony, "with its mystery and magic...
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Tomer Sisley’s first base jump!
Coached by freeride snowboarding champion Géraldine Fasnacht, the intrepid Largo Winch actor is introduced to base jumping.
For 3 days, he prepares to launch himself into space, familiarises himself with his equipment and tests his ability in the air.
After several pa...
Ought at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris
Canadian band Ought plays tense, nervy, decisive rock. Music to dance to nonetheless, thanks to a devilishly effective supple bass and an incredible singer, Tim Darcy, whose offhand manner, reminiscent of Talking Heads’ David Byrne, gives this classy rock its spice.
Perfect Pussy at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris
Punk of the kind they don’t make any more! Perfect Pussy concerts are superfast and super-energetic! Songs lasting 2 minutes apiece, strung together without a break, like a stream of uppercuts dealt by Meredith Graves, who leaps, rants, lashes out and leaves everyone stunned and blown away!
The ABC of Hip-Hop
A dip into the incredible world of Hip-Hop at the Suresnes Cités Danse Festival.
A documentary that takes us behind the scenes of the festival - with a twist: the artists we meet all define their universe by choosing 26 words emblematic of hip-hop, one for each letter of the alphabet.
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