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Prom 7: Faure, Stravinsky and Poulenc

Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series

Add to my Calendar 20-07-2016 19:30 20-07-2016 21:30 36 Prom 7: Faure, Stravinsky and Poulenc Paris was at the centre of the quest for new clarity and order in music around the start of the 20th century, and tonight’s Prom presents some of the most delicious fruits of that quest. Our Shakespeare anniversary celebrations continue with a suite drawn from Fauré’s incidental music for The Merchant of Venice. In his ballet score Pulcinella, Stravinsky dusted down Baroque melodies then believed to be by Pergolesi, lending them an ear-teasing bite. Spare simplicity and urbane wit usually meet in the works of Poulenc; but in his Stabat mater - a portrait of the mother of Christ beholding her crucified son - Poulenc finds a mode of disarming tenderness and contemplation. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England

Programme

Gabriel Fauré – Shylock, suite, Op.57
Igor Stravinsky – 'Pulcinella' Suite
~ Interval ~
Francis Poulenc – Stabat Mater, FP 148

Performers

Marc Minkowski – Conductor
 Julie Fuchs – soprano
 Julien Behr – tenor

BBC Symphony Orchestra
 BBC Singers

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Programme Note

Paris was at the centre of the quest for new clarity and order in music around the start of the 20th century, and tonight’s Prom presents some of the most delicious fruits of that quest. Our Shakespeare anniversary celebrations continue with a suite drawn from Fauré’s incidental music for The Merchant of Venice.

In his ballet score Pulcinella, Stravinsky dusted down Baroque melodies then believed to be by Pergolesi, lending them an ear-teasing bite.

Spare simplicity and urbane wit usually meet in the works of Poulenc; but in his Stabat mater - a portrait of the mother of Christ beholding her crucified son - Poulenc finds a mode of disarming tenderness and contemplation.

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