Larmes et Rêves

The program spans an arc from the Baroque to the late Romantic period and combines works full of elegiac melancholy and dreamy beauty.

The program opens with Henry Eccles' Sonata in G minor, originally written for violin. In the version for cello, the slow movements in particular unfold a dark, melancholy depth.

Jacques Offenbach, who created poetic pieces for cello and piano in addition to his operettas, shows another facet. Works such as Deux âmes au ciel or Les larmes de Jacqueline combine vocal melody with virtuoso brilliance and reflect Offenbach's desire to be recognized as a serious composer.

Gabriel Fauré's Elegy, the lullaby of the Berceuse and the song Après un rêve resonate with their mixture of warmth, tenderness and heartfelt melancholy. On the cello, the instrument closest to the human voice, they are particularly haunting.

The concert concludes with two works by Camille Saint-Saëns: the famous aria Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix from Samson et Dalila unfolds an almost even more intense vocal quality on the cello. The program ends in brilliant energy with the passionate and virtuoso Allegro appassionato.

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