| ›Wit and Willfulness‹
Francis Poulenc
Sinfonietta, FP 141
Francis Poulenc
Flute Sonata op. 93 No. 2, orchestrated by Lennox Berkeley
Antonín Dvorák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70
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3rd Mini Subscription Concert
17-12-2010, 8:00 PM
Bremen, The Glocke
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Thomas Søndergård, Conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, Flute
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| Dvorák made all Europe sit up and take notice with his Slavonic Dances. In his Seventh Symphony, he set his sights on the highest standards. The formal unity, tight dramaturgy, and thematic austerity, the pathos, tension, aggressive attitude, and self-questioning are reminiscent of Beethoven. The folk style, with its songlike warmth, blends with formal mastery. Francis Poulenc was also a great melodist. There were at least two sides to the French composer's character - that of a monk and a comedian. Religiosity and brilliant wit are apparent in his works. Commitment to musical tradition is accompanied by borrowings from jazz, sacral seriousness by playful wit. Poulenc aimed for unsentimental simplicity in his ideal concept of a new Classicism.
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