ChamberBridge: Messiaen Illuminated - Concert I (Nov. 15, 2008, 3 PM), 4 of 19
Digital Audio
Event Type
MusicOrigin
ChamberBridgeIdentifier
CB.2008.11.15.01.DProgram Series
ChamberBridgeProgram Length
51 minPart
4 of 19Dates
| 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
Classical musicChamber music
Musical Selections
Chansons de Bilitis: La Flute de Pan, for soprano and piano [text by Pierre Louÿs] (1897-98) (2:31) / Claude DebussyPerformers
ChamberBridge:Lara Bruckmann, soprano
Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano
Subjects
19th century classicalChamber music
Song cycles
Songs (High voice) with piano
Related place
San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)Related Entities
ChamberBridgeDebussy, Claude, 1862-1918
Louÿs, Pierre, 1870-1925
Bruckmann, Lara
Zimmermann, Eva-Maria (Pianist)