成人快手

From the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Presented by Tom McKinney

In the first of two concerts celebrating important anniversaries of two iconic French musicians, we open by paying tribute to 20th century revolutionary Pierre Boulez. 'Rituel in memorian Bruno Maderna' is a dazzling canvas of sound and colour at turns raw and muscular and at others deeply meditative.

French star Bertrand Chamayou joins the orchestra for Ravel's by turns jazz-inspired and lyrical Piano Concerto in G.

The world premiere of an orchestration of two early piano pieces by Ravel, 'Sites auriculaires' and his poignant 'Pavane pour une infante d茅funte' (premiered in Manchester in 1911) precede the luminous final tableau from his ballet 'Daphnis and Chloe' - glowing colours and vivid pictures painted by a master orchestrator.

Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna

7.55 Interval

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Ravel orch Kenneth Hesketh: Sites auriculaires
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante d茅funte
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2

Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
成人快手 Philharmonic
Mark Wigglesworth

Recorded in Manchester on 11 January 2025

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