About the event
Live recording of the concert of Wednesday June 30, 7:30 pm at the Salle Colonne (Paris 13e)
Olga Pashchenko piano Rosenberger 1820, Anna Besson flûte romantique
Program
Friedrich Kuhlau (1786 - 1832): Grand Sonata for pianoforte with flute obbligato op. 83
'Variations on an Old Swedish Air'
L.V. Beethoven (1770 – 1827) : Thème et variations op. 107 (1817-1818) : Air II : ‘Bonny laddie, highland laddie’ , Air V : ‘A Madel, ja a Madel’ , Air VII : Air russe ‘Schöne Minka’ , Air X : Air écossais ‘The Highland watch’
E. Walckiers (1793 - 1866): Délassemens du flûtiste op. 47 (1834)
Rondo Auvergnat
L.V. Beethoven Sechs Varrirte Themen op. 105 Air III : Air Autrichien ‘A Schlusserl und a Reindl’ ,
Air IV : Air écossais ‘The last rose of summer’
L.V. Beethoven 32 Variations on original theme in C minor WoO 80
F.Doppler : Pastoral Fantasy op.26
Presentation
Surprisingly, the Romantic repertoire for flute is often overlooked, as no "famous" composer has written for this instrument. However, many composers - often flutists themselves - paid tribute to the favorite instrument of 19th century amateur musicians, without hesitating to display great virtuosity in their writing.
The picturesque folk tunes from the northern mists were part of the pre-romantic aesthetic. It was in the early years of the 19th century that the Scottish publisher George Thomson decided to combine the talents of the poet Robert Burns and the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven's interest in variation is well known, as it was the laboratory for his formal research. After 126 songs arranged for piano and voice, in 1819 the composer began to write new variations for piano and flute accompaniment on 17 popular tunes. Some of these works were later included in the Diabelli variations.
In this concert, two artists at the forefront of the Romantic repertoire will bring Beethoven's Opus 105 and Opus 107 into dialogue with two contemporary composers, Friedrich Kulhau - active in Copenhagen - and the flutist Walckiers, as well as their heir Franz Doppler. To complete the evocation of the world of the time, a chaconne inspired by Handel will be the baroque material of the variations for solo piano WoO80.
Olga Pashchenko - professor at the Royal Conservatory of Amsterdam, sought-after pianist - and Anna Besson - professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, flutist member of Nevermind and A Nocte Temporis, release this program on Alpha.