-Sunday, February 13, 2011, 5 p.m. at Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur Church
From the second half of the 18th century, an increasingly rich repertoire began to develop in Europe for wind instrument ensembles.
These ensembles, called “Harmonies,” are composed of pairs of oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons grouped in various combinations ranging from duos to octets. The pinnacle of this movement was the creation in Vienna in 1782, by Emperor Joseph II, of the Kaiserlich Königlich Harmonie, an octet comprising the best soloists of the time. This example was immediately followed by the major representatives of the aristocracy, both in Vienna and at all the courts under the political and cultural influence of the Habsburgs. This marked the beginning of a passion for wind instruments that would last about fifty years.
The program presented by the Ensemble PhilidOr aims to explore the golden age of Harmoniemusik through some of the most significant works that Mozart, Beethoven, and Weber composed for a sextet with two clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons.
-“The Ensemble PhilidOr is supported by the Centre region; it is commissioned by the General Council of Indre-et-Loire and receives funding from the DRAC Centre.”
-Program:
-Beethoven, between classicism and romanticism
Daniele Latini & Monica Arpino
Florent Maupetit & Hugues Viallon
Alexandre Salles & Evolène Kiener
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827)
March in B-flat Major WoO 29
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756 – 1791)
The Magic Flute KV 620 – Excerpts
Period transcription for wind sextet by Stumpf
Der Vogelfänger – Dies Bildnis – Hm, hm, hm – Du feines Täubschen
Marcia – In diesen Heiligen Hallen – Alles fühlt der Liebe
Tamino mein – Siegte die Stärke
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
Serenade in E-flat Major KV 375
Allegro Maestoso – Menuetto – Adagio – Menuetto – Finale. Allegro
~ intermission ~
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
Sextet in E-flat Major op. 71
Adagio, Allegro – Adagio – Menuetto – Rondo
Carl Maria von WEBER (1786 – 1826)
Adagio e Rondo
