Between ancient dramas, aquatic landscapes, nostalgic dances and pictorial strolls, enjoy a complete sensory experience where music becomes brush and palette.
Under the inspired direction of Diego Ceretta, principal conductor of Florence?s ORT-Orchestra, the Orchestre national Montpellier transports you from ancient tragedy to Roman splendor, from Viennese salons to the pictorial visions of Mussorgsky. The evening opens with Silvia Colasanti?s poignant Cede pietati, dolor, an expressively textured immersion in the tragic world of Medea.
Respighi then unfurls his Fontane di Roma, a veritable pictorial symphony in which the play of water in Roman fountains gushes through the orchestra, and each sonic tableau is a celebration of light and movement.
After intermission, Ravel?s Valses nobles et sentimentales evoke the elegance of the 19th century in the refined language of early 20th-century modernity. Finally, Moussorgsky?s Pictures at an Exhibition. Orchestrated by Ravel, this masterpiece is a veritable sound museum, with each piece brilliantly depicting an imaginary canvas.
Program
Silvia Colasanti (born 1975)
Cede pietati, dolor ("Le anime di Medea")
Ottorino Respighi (1879???1936)
Fontane di Roma
Maurice Ravel (1875???1937)
Valses nobles et sentimentales, M.?61
Modest Mussorgsky (1839???1881)
Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestration by Maurice Ravel
at 8 p.m
Running time: ±1h45 with intermission
Under the inspired direction of Diego Ceretta, principal conductor of Florence?s ORT-Orchestra, the Orchestre national Montpellier transports you from ancient tragedy to Roman splendor, from Viennese salons to the pictorial visions of Mussorgsky. The evening opens with Silvia Colasanti?s poignant Cede pietati, dolor, an expressively textured immersion in the tragic world of Medea.
Respighi then unfurls his Fontane di Roma, a veritable pictorial symphony in which the play of water in Roman fountains gushes through the orchestra, and each sonic tableau is a celebration of light and movement.
After intermission, Ravel?s Valses nobles et sentimentales evoke the elegance of the 19th century in the refined language of early 20th-century modernity. Finally, Moussorgsky?s Pictures at an Exhibition. Orchestrated by Ravel, this masterpiece is a veritable sound museum, with each piece brilliantly depicting an imaginary canvas.
Program
Silvia Colasanti (born 1975)
Cede pietati, dolor ("Le anime di Medea")
Ottorino Respighi (1879???1936)
Fontane di Roma
Maurice Ravel (1875???1937)
Valses nobles et sentimentales, M.?61
Modest Mussorgsky (1839???1881)
Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestration by Maurice Ravel
at 8 p.m
Running time: ±1h45 with intermission