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concert The Quatuor Zahir in a program of 20th and 21st century masterworks Festival Singer-Polignac

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The Quatuor Zahir in a program of 20th and 21st century masterworks Festival Singer-Polignac

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A concert designed to be enjoyed at twilight, that is what is on offer during this soirée at the Fondation Singer-Polignac. On the program, we find the reverie of Debussy's colorful melodies, with a sublime arrangement of "Clair de Lune" from the Suite bergamasque, performed by our evening performers: the Zahir Quartet. Composed of four saxophonists, from soprano to baritone, the ensemble displays the wide variety of sound colors offered by this formation in works by Ravel and Nadia Boulanger, including (Une autre) Petite suite by Graciane Finzi and Les Lunes galantes by Fabien Waksman, recent commissions from the Zahir Quartet. Accompanying them is an origami artist, folding live as the music unfolds...

Photo © Bernard Martinez

Cast

  • Zahir Quartet
  • Etienne Boussard | Alto saxophonist
  • Florent Louman | Tenor/saxophonist
  • Joakim Ciesla | Baritone saxophonist

Program

  • Maurice Ravel, Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess)
  • Claude Debussy, Petite Suite for piano four hands, L 65
    • 1. En bateau (Sailing): Andantino
    • 2. Cortège (Retinue): Moderato
  • Fabien Waksman, Les Lunes galantes
  • Claude Debussy, Petite Suite for piano four hands, L 65
    • 3. Menuet: Moderato
    • 4. Ballet: Allegro giusto
  • Graciane Finzi, (Une autre) Petite suite
    • 1. Stabilité mouvante
    • 2. Et passe le temps
    • 3. Hiver
    • 4. Chiacchierata
  • Claude Debussy, Suite bergamasque
    • III. Clair de lune
  • Joan Pérez-Villegas, Sólo el misterio, in memoriam Federico García Lorca
  • Nadia Boulanger, 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano
    • 1. Modéré
    • 2. Sans vitesse et à l'aise
    • 3. Vite et nerveusement rythmé

Details

  • Venue: Fondation Singer-Polignac (Paris, France)
  • Production date: 2024
  • Duration: 1 h 05 min
  • Production: Fondation Singer-Polignac
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