ChamberBridge: Messiaen Illuminated - Concert I (Nov. 15, 2008, 3 PM), 3 of 19

Digital Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

ChamberBridge

Identifier

CB.2008.11.15.01.C

Program Series

ChamberBridge

Program Length

51 min

Part

3 of 19

Dates

| broadcast
| 2008-11-15 | created

Description

This is the first of three concerts given on November 15, 2008 performed by chamber duo ChamberBridge (Lara Bruckmann, soprano and Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano), and also featuring the Del Sol String Quartet, Mary Chun, and members of the SFSoundGroup. The performances highlight the works of Olivier Messiaen, along with pieces by his teachers and influences, such as Paul Dukas, Maurice Emmanuel and Claude Debussy, through to the 2nd and 3rd generations of his students, including Gérard Grisey, Tristan Murail, Ed Campion, Ron Bruce Smith and George Benjamin. Of special note are rare performances of song cycles by Messiaen’s first wife Claire Delbos (both composed on texts by Messiaen’s mother, the accomplished poet Cecile Sauvage), and the premieres of two newly commissioned works by young Bay Area composers Gabriela Lena Frank and Mei-Fang Lin. This first concert includes works for ondes Martenot and piano by Messiaen and André Jolivet, song cycles by Messiaen, Claude Debussy, and Claire Delbos, as well as a a piece for violin and piano, also by Olivier Messiaen.

Note: Part of the description taken from http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?article1867

Genres

20th century classical
Chamber music

Musical Selections

Vocalise, for oboe and piano (4:11) / Olivier Messiaen

Performers

Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano

Subjects

20th century classical
Chamber music
Oboe and piano music

Related place

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992
Bruckmann, Kyle
Zimmermann, Eva-Maria (Pianist)