Three soloists active in the Greek music scene, Natalia Gerakis, Sissi Makropoulou and Titos Gouvelis, present a programme that explores the relationship between the great pioneer of French music Claude Debussy and his predecessors and successors at the turn of the 19th century (fin de siècle) in Paris. The concert programme follows and reveals the transition from Romanticism to Impressionism in France, all the nuances of musical creativity of an era of restless, daring, suspended between a glorious past and a future that seemed open to many different visions. The actor Υorgos Karamihos narrates texts by Natalia Gerakis, interspersed between the works, describing the era and the relationships between the composers.
PROGRAMME
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)
Fantasy, opus 124
Transcripted for flute and harp
Poco allegretto – Allegro – Più allegro – Vivo e grazioso – Largamente – Vivo e grazioso – Largamente – Andante con moto – Poco piu mosso – Poco adagio
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
Syrinx – Pan’s flute, for solο flute
Incidental music for Gabriel Mourey’s play Psyché
Très modéré – Un peu mouvementé – Rubato – Au mouvement (très modéré) – En retenant jusqu’à la fin
MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
Sonatina for solo piano
Modéré – II. Mouvement de Menuet – III. Animé
MAURICE RAVEL
Introduction and Allegro
Transcribed by Paul Hurst for harp and piano
Très lent – Moins lent – Modérément animé – Allegro – Un peu plus lent – Très animé – Lent – Tempo I – a Tempo più vivo – Animé
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L. 86 (1894)
Inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé’s poem L’après-midi d’un faune
Transcripted for for flute, harp, and piano
Très modéré – En animant – mouvt I – Même mouvt et très soutenu – Un peu plus animé – Dans le mouvt I avec plus de langueur – Très lent et très retenu jusqu’à la fin
GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845–1924)
Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50 (1887)
Transcripted for for flute, harp, and piano
Andante molto moderato
ERIK SATIE (1866–1925)
Gymnopédie No. 1 – Lent et douloureux (1888)
From 3 Gymnopédies
Inspired by Gustave Flaubert’s novel Salammbô
Transcripted for for solo harp
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Beau Soir, L. 84 (1890/91)
Poem by Paul Bourget
Transcripted for for flute, harp, and piano
Andante ma non troppo – animando poco a poco e crescendo – Più lento
INFORMATION
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TYPE
Music
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SEASON
Greek Soloists
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DATES9.5.2025 - 20:30
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TICKET PRICES€18, €12, €8 Concessions
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ORGANISER
Megaron the Athens Concert Hall
PARTICIPANTS
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FLUTE
Natalia Gerakis
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HARP
Sissi Makropoulou
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PIANO
Titos Gouvelis
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SCRIPT
Natalia Gerakis
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NARRATION
Υorgos Karamihos