Pannon Philharmonic

Conductor

Soloist

About the Programme

A peculiar and unique world of sound is Latin, the music of the Mediterranean region, even if it is French (Fauré, Debussy), even if Argentinean (Alberto Ginastera). The Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra plays one work from each of the three composers on this evening. Gabriel Fauré – the head of the Parisian Conservatoire and who mentored names like Ravel, or Nadja Boulanger – had a deep impact on the advancement of French music. He created a three movement orchestral suite from his music to Maeterlinck’s Pelléas and Mélisande in 1898. It is well known that Debussy made the determining opera of the era from Maeterlinck’s drama with the same title. However, Debussy’s whole oeuvre defines, or rather starts an era: in his surprising soundings – based on extremely gentle impressions – and in his unique consonance, we can already recognize the cradle of the twentieth century. His work called Images pour Orchestre (Orchestral Images) was made very slowly, it took a long time to ripe. It invokes the musical spirit of different peoples: Gigues uses English, Iberia Spanish and the Spring round dance uses French folklore. Ginastera – who was a passionate and inspired propagator of Argentinean folk music in his early period – states the following about his Harp concerto composed in 1965: “My Harp concerto consists of three movements. The first has the form of a sonata, several of its elements are focused on return and on the coda. The second movement is a four part form. The form of the last movement is Prelude and Rondo. The prelude is the long cadence of the lead harp. Some of the rhythm elements of Argentinean music can be recognized in the rondo.