Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen Frauenchor der Universität Tübingen
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Frauenchor der Universität Tübingen
Charles Koechlin 'En Mer la Nuit' – symphonic poem
Maurice Ravel 'Daphnis et Chloé', Suite No. 2
Claude Debussy Trois Nocturnes
Maurice Ravel 'La valse'. Poème chorégraphique for orchestra (with plenty of percussion, celesta, and 2 harps)
Charles Koechlin was a lavish orchestrator with an original language: he left behind over two hundred works and tried his hand in almost all genres. Particularly noteworthy is the collection of piano pieces and the many symphonic poems, which also includes 'En Mer la Nuit' based on Heinrich Heine. This grand cycle, begun in 1899 and completed in 1940, is considered the crowning achievement of his symphonic output.
The ballet 'Daphnis et Chloé' is not only Maurice Ravel's longest opus but, according to Igor Stravinsky, also "one of the most beautiful products in all of French music" - and very elaborate: 15 different percussion instruments, a mixed choir on and off stage, as well as a wind machine are required for the two evening-length suites. In the 2nd Suite performed today, the most famous section of the ballet, 'Lever du jour' (Daybreak), features the piccolo and solo violins sensually soaring over a muffled, murmuring sound carpet of flutes and strings. The special charm of Ravel's 'La Valse' arises from the continuous interplay between orchestral and chamber music structures as well as the breathtaking final point, postponed until the literally last note.
With the use of a women's choir in the last part, 'Sirènes', instrumental and vocal elements first merge into a mutually conditioning unity in Claude Debussy's vocal-symphonic triptych 'Trois Nocturnes'. The mysteriously seductive mood of the wordless, vocalizing women's choir is prepared in the 'Fêtes' with the sophisticated use of percussion, creating bright, ghostly effects, and completes the connection of the natural and supernatural in the 'Nocturnes'.
Conductor Ariane Matiakh is characterized by versatility, musicality, and technical precision, but most of all by naturalness and contagious passion. As the daughter of two opera singers, the Frenchwoman grew up in an immensely musical environment and learned to play the piano early on. She studied orchestral conducting in Vienna. As a guest conductor, she is invited by leading ensembles throughout Europe, such as the Orchestre de Paris, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and the Wiener Symphoniker.
The Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen (WPR) has developed into an internationally active symphony orchestra with members from approximately fifteen nations since its founding in 1945.
Master Concert Grand Cycle
Ariane Matiakh
Conductor
Concert introduction at 7:15 PM in the room 'Aktionen 1'
Tickets still available at the box office