Kamermuziekensembles van de Munt: 'Stravve Hits'

STRAVINSKY AS A SONG COMPOSER (TEXT: FRANCIS MAES)

Few know that Stravinsky was as addicted to no instrument in his entire life as he was to the human voice. From his earliest Russian to his last serial works, he wrote songs for voice and piano or ensemble. Unfortunately, these gems are rarely performed. In this way, a treasure of pearls remains completely unjustly hidden. In 2010, Stravinsky appears to be a visionary song composer who was ahead of his time with his strong melodies and refreshing arrangements. Stravinsky's vocal oeuvre covers the full spectrum of the diverse style periods he went through as a composer. For example, the turbulent Pribaoutki from 1914 with its clear Russian signature is nothing like the tranquil Elegy for J.F.K. from 1964 conjecture. Like no one before, the composer mixes genres and styles and experiments with settings: voice plus wind quintet, voice plus flute, harp and guitar, voice plus viola, flute and clarinet. Together with mezzo Annelies Dille and soprano Tomoko Taguchi, two young alumni of the Queen Elisabeth Chapel, soloists from the Munt Orchestra breathe new life into this grossly neglected but wonderful song repertoire.

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Tomoko Taguchi (soprano)

Annelies Dille (mezzo)

Bernard Giovani (tenor)

Ning Shi (viola)

Tille Van Gastel (flute)

Lydia Rossignol ( clarinet)

Michel Poskin, Femke Sonnen (violin)

Justus Grimm (cello)

Korneel Le Compte (double bass)

Carlos Bruneel (flute)

Luk Nielandt (oboe, cor anglais)

Raymond Dils, Ivo Lybeert (clarinet)

Jean-Noël Mellert (horn)

Dirk Noyen (bassoon)

Filip Martens (piano)

Peter Tomek (conductor)

This concert is part of the Focus Stravinski 2010-2011

In his time Stravinsky's music was experienced as radically innovative and today it belongs to the canon of 20th century music. Everyone knows his ballet music, but his chamber music is just as captivating. In six concerts you can become acquainted with a selection of Stravinsky's most beautiful works for small ensembles.