ChamberBridge: Messiaen Illuminated - Concert III (Nov. 15, 2008, 8 PM), 14 of 17

Digital Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

ChamberBridge

Identifier

CB.2008.11.15.03.N

Program Series

ChamberBridge

Program Length

66 min

Part

14 of 17

Dates

| broadcast
| 2008-11-15 | created

Description

This is the third 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 works 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 third concert includes works for violin and piano by Ronald Bruce Smith (originally commissioned by Other Minds), an excerpt of a sonatina by Maurice Emmanuel, solo piano works by Messiaen and Tristan Murial, a work for solo flute by Messiaen, settings of poems by Cecile Sauvage by Mei-Fang Lin and Claire Delbos, and additional songs by Messiaen.

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

Genres

20th century classical
Chamber music

Musical Selections

L'âme en Bourgeon: Maintenant il est Né, for soprano and piano [text by Cécile Sauvage] (1937) (2:11) / Claire Delbos

Performers

ChamberBridge:
Lara Bruckmann, soprano
Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano

Subjects

20th century classical
Chamber music
Song cycles
Songs (High voice) with piano

Related place

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

ChamberBridge
Delbos, Claire
Sauvage, Cécile
Bruckmann, Lara
Zimmermann, Eva-Maria (Pianist)