Classical music
Brahms: symphony N ° 1 in C minor, op.68
Johannes Brahms composed his first symphony late in life, beginning it in 1862 and completing in 1876. Legend has it that his decision to tackle the genre was prompted by his finding a pen on Ludwig van Beethoven’s tomb in 1862. It represented the return to the great classical symphony, while fashio...
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...
JORDI SAVALL : Balkans, the land of Honey and Blood
As part of the 9th Music and History Festival for intercultural dialogue, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, Hespèrion XXI and musicians and singers from Southern Europe revisit the musical heritage of the Balkans with a program built around the cycles of life.
With notably the singers Gürsoy D...
JORDI SAVALL : FROM EAST TO WEST, tribute to Syria
The 9th Fontfroide Festival directed by Jordi Savall at the Abbaye de Fontfroide ,“Music and History for an Intercultural Dialogue”. Exceptional concerts and privileged moments of emotion and conversation with musicians from all around the world.
ORIENT & OCCIDENT, Concert homage t...
JORDI SAVALL : Northern Europe 1714-1788
The 9th Fontfroide Festival directed by Jordi Savall at the Abbaye de Fontfroide ,“Music and History for an Intercultural Dialogue”. Exceptional concerts and privileged moments of emotion and conversation with musicians from all around the world.
NORTHERN EUROPE 1714 – 1788, Concert recorde...
JORDI SAVALL: ROYAL FANTASIES at the time of the wars of the three kingdoms
As part of the 9th Music and History Festival for intercultural dialogue, Hespérion XXI, under the direction of Jordi SAVALL, performs "Royal Fantasies in the Time of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms", a string ensemble on the 30 years of conflicts which marked the English court in the 17th century.
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