Name: What was Vienna humming, what was Paris enchanted by?
Start: 2024-05-23
End: 2024-05-23
Location: NOSPR

Organization

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Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Instrumentalist

Alicja Matuszczyk

Oboe

Dagmara Niedziela

Piano

Grzegorz Popławski

Fagott

Bassoon

Oboist

Bassoonist

Pianist

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oboe

bassoon

What was Vienna humming, what was Paris enchanted by?

Katowice

Poland

NOSPR

Chamber Hall

Public

Trio für Klavier, Oboe & Fagott

Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano

Duo for Oboe and Bassoon, W535

Trio in B-flat major, op. 11

Simon Samuel

Approved

The term "Gassenhauer" in Beethoven's time referred to a melody hummed by everyone, a street hit whose origin had long been forgotten. The theme of the final variations in Trio Op. 11 comes from the popular late 18th-century opera L’amor marinaro ossia Il corsaro by Joseph Weigl. Who remembers it today? 

Jean Françaix's Trio na obój, fagot i fortepian, written in 1994, seems to look back at interwar Paris. Françaix remained unwavering in his neoclassicism throughout his life. Seeking to evoke the spirit of Paris, André Previn also composed his Trio in the same year, drawing inspiration from Francis Poulenc's compositions from the 1920s. 

Emerging from a maze of references stands out like a solitary araucaria tree, Heitor Villa-Lobos' Duet na obój i fagot from 1957. The Brazilian composer showcases his exceptional contrapuntal skill in this piece, woven deep into his unique style.

English

What was Vienna humming, what was Paris enchanted by? by Previn, Françaix, Villa-Lobos, Beethoven, Thu 23 May 2024, From (2024/2024), NOSPR, Katowice, Poland

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