Chamber Music
PROGRAMME
ALBAN BERG: Sonate op.1, arrangement for chamber ensemble by Richard Dünser
GUSTAV MAHLER: Kindertotenlieder no. 3&4
RICHARD WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
LUCIANO BERIO: Opus Number Zoo
LUCIANO BERIO: Folk Songs for Mezzo-soprano and 7 instruments
- Mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik
Musicians of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
ABOUT THIS CONCERT
On this tour, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra makes its annual return to the renowned Festival de Saint-Denis.
Since
its origin, exhilarating symphonic works, artistic collaborations, and
recitals of both old and new music have defined the Festival de
Saint-Denis, a wonderfully engaging partner for the Mahler Chamber
Orchestra. This year the festival celebrates 50 years of inspiring
performances.
Returning now for a third annual residency in
Saint-Denis, Mahler Chamber Orchestra musicians will perform a chamber
music concert, with works from Alban Berg, Gustav Mahler, Richard Wagner
and Luciano Berio.
Noting that over a century separate the
birth dates of Richard Wagner and Luciano Berio, this MCO chamber music
programme is testament to the fact that beautiful lyricism can be found
in all musical eras. The works of Mahler and Berg, their births a mere
25 years apart, give the listener a clue to the amazing and fast-paced
changes, which took place in the 19th century. In addition, continuing
with the theme of birthdays and anniversaries: Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll,
composed for the celebration of his wife Cosima’s birthday in 1870 and
as a remembrance of the recent birth of their son, Siegfried, will be
performed in Saint-Denis in the form originally created by Wagner for a
small chamber ensemble of 13 musicians.
Award winning mezzo-soprano, Eva Zaïcik, joins the MCO for this very melodious evening.
An
interesting note to this concert venue: the Maisons d'éducation de la
Légion d'honneur was established by Napoleon to facilitate the education
of young women whose father, grandfather or great-grandfather had been
awarded the Légion d'honneur. The Mahler Chamber Orchestra looks forward
to participating in the Festival de Saint-Denis for many years in the
future.
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