With musicians of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra
A programme with outstanding works by five French composers! In Francaix’s witty and humorous 1st wind quintet (1948) there is ample conversational interplay between the instruments. Ibert’s three delicious short pieces (1930) reflect the composer’s gift for iridescent effects. Milhaud’s suite La cheminée du Roi René (1939), derived from music written for Bernard’s film Cavalcade d’Amour, outlines a love story set in the medieval court of King Rene d’ Anjou. The movements of Debussy’s allusive Petite suite (1889) emanate dreams and longing, mischief, elegance and sparkle, in succession. Enjoy highlights, such as the Aragonaise, Habanera, and Toreador song from Bizet’s opera Carmen (1875) in which obsessive love and a rebel heart make a dangerous mixture.
J. FRANCAIX: Wind quintet no. 1
J. IBERT: Three short pieces
D. MILHAUD: La cheminée du roi René (The Fireplace of King René)
C. DEBUSSY: Petite suite (arr. G. Davies)
G. BIZET: Carmen Suite for wind quintet
Virginie Bove (flute), David Perpiñan (oboe)
George Georgiou (clarinet), Giovanni Galetti (bassoon)
Vlad Andrei Buzdugan (french horn)
Event Information
Lefkosia: Saturday 19 March 2016
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 17:00
Pafos: Sunday 20 March 2016
Hall of Tala new Church of Saviour’s Birth, 17:00
In collaboration with the Tala Community Council
The concert is part of the events programme of the ECOE – Pafos2017
