Four pianists and eight hands come together in a program that begins with the most irreverent symphonic poem ever written, Till Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss, whose protagonist even mocks Death itself. The journey continues with folk dances, danced dances, imaginary dances, and choreographed dances—well-known works by Dvořák, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Stravinsky. Death makes another appearance in the Danse macabre and then—much more elusively—in Ravel’s piece. In any case, everything culminates in a happy ending of rebirth with The Firebird.
Edition 2024
Danze a otto mani
July 20 at 09:00 PM
Introduction
Artists
La Location
Parco Teresio Olivelli
Overlooking the deep waters of the lake, in the Tremezzo area, Parco Teresio Olivelli is a jewel of trees and stone, where the boundary between…
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Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche, symphonic poem, Op. 28
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
From Slavonic Dances, Op. 46:
No. 1, Furiant
No. 2, Dumka
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Danse macabre, symphonic poem, Op. 40
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
From Slavonic Dances, Op. 46:
No. 4, Sousedská
No. 8, Furiant
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
La Valse, choreographic poem
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
From The Firebird Suite, 1919 version:
III. Danse infernale du roi Kastchei
IV. Berceuse
V. Finale
