The final concert is all about the French Belle Époque — with a somewhat flexible chronology — and simultaneously on nocturnal images. It is cast in four parts, suggesting a night of love, then dreams, nightmares, and a night party. We start with Berlioz and subsequently meet Massenet, Saint-Saëns, and Fauré, but a good chunk of the program features composers who are almost never performed in Italy and are largely awaiting discovery here, such as Guillaume Lekeu.
Performers
Veronique Gens, soprano
I Giardini:
Shuichi Okada, violin
Hélène Marechaux, violin
Léa Hennino, viola
Pauline Buet, cello
David Violi, piano
Music
Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de musique romantique française and the LacMus Festival present
“Nuits”
Crépuscule. Nuit d’amour
Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894) – Nocturne, No. 3 from Trois Poèmes
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) – L’Île inconnue*, No. 6 from Nuits d’été
Rêve. Nuit d’ailleurs
Fernand de la Tombelle (1854-1928) – Orientale* (instrumental)
Jules Massenet (1842-1912) – Nuit d’Espagne*
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) – Désir de l’Orient*
Cauchemar. Nuit d’angoisse
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) – From the Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 89: I – Molto moderato (instrumental)
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) – Chanson perpétuelle
Guy Ropartz (1864-1955) – Ceux qui, parmi les morts d’amour*, No. 3 from Quatre Poèmes
L’Aube. Nuit de fête
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) – From the Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7: III – Molto vivace (instrumental)
Marcel Louiguy (1916-1991) – La Vie en rose*
Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) – La dernière valse*, from Une revue
*Transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki.
Useful Info:
The concert is held outdoors.
Ticket Rates:
– Full Price: € 55.00 + payment fees
– Reduced rates: see discounts
Entrance to the venue:
The ticket office opens one hour before the concert.
Admission from the access gates is allowed twenty minutes before the start of the concert.
Approximate duration of the event:
55 min, no intermission
In case of bad weather:
In case of bad weather, the concert will be held in the Winter Garden Conference Room of the Grand Hotel Tremezzo.
The audience is advised that photos and audio/video footage may be taken during the event by LacMus Festival staff for promotion and marketing purposes for the exclusive use of the festival.
