Fauré Requiem, Duruflé Requiem, Debussy and Saint-Saëns at St John's Smith Square, London on Saturday 7th July 2018

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Fauré Requiem, Duruflé Requiem, Debussy and Saint-Saëns

Add to my Calendar 07-07-2018 19:30 07-07-2018 21:30 36 Fauré Requiem, Duruflé Requiem, Debussy and Saint-Saëns Enjoy an evening of delightful French choral music in Westminster.In his seven-section requiem, the French composer Fauré distilled some of the most beautiful melodies he ever composed. Filled with rich, soulful melodies, it was praised by many other composers – not least Saint-Saëns, who thought it divine.In his Requiem, Duruflé chose to break away from the operatic and highly dramatic requiem settings of Berlioz and Verdi. He sought to focus his setting not on visions of hell and damnation but on images of rest and peace.The Trois Chansons by Debussy are from a 1908 collection. Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder! is a shimmering love song; in Quant j’ai ouy le tabourin a languorous melody meanders above quick percussive-like vocal accompaniment, and the energetic Yver, vous n’estes qu’un vilain scolds winter for its cruelty.Calme des nuits is one of Saint-Saëns’ shorter part songs and is a beautiful, ethereal piece while Les fleurs et les arbres is more lively and full of contrasting dynamics and rhythm.   St John's Smith Square, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England

Saturday 7th July 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Gabriel Fauré – Requiem, Op.48 (1883)
Camille Saint-Saëns – 2 Choruses, Op.68
Claude Debussy – Trois chansons de Charles Orleans, L.99
Maurice Duruflé – Requiem, Op.9

Performers

Zoë Brookshaw – soprano
Andrew Ashwin – baritone
Charels Andrews – organ
David Temple – Conductor

Hertfordshire Chorus

Programme Note

Enjoy an evening of delightful French choral music in Westminster.
In his seven-section requiem, the French composer Fauré distilled some of the most beautiful melodies he ever composed. Filled with rich, soulful melodies, it was praised by many other composers – not least Saint-Saëns, who thought it divine.
In his Requiem, Duruflé chose to break away from the operatic and highly dramatic requiem settings of Berlioz and Verdi. He sought to focus his setting not on visions of hell and damnation but on images of rest and peace.
The Trois Chansons by Debussy are from a 1908 collection. Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder! is a shimmering love song; in Quant j’ai ouy le tabourin a languorous melody meanders above quick percussive-like vocal accompaniment, and the energetic Yver, vous n’estes qu’un vilain scolds winter for its cruelty.
Calme des nuits is one of Saint-Saëns’ shorter part songs and is a beautiful, ethereal piece while Les fleurs et les arbres is more lively and full of contrasting dynamics and rhythm.

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