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VIOLIN AND CELLO FOR BRAHMS
Grand Théâtre de Québec
SPOTLIGHT ON OUR FIRST TWO CHAIRS Powerful, dazzling, spectacular: this is how one can describe the Concerto for Orchestra that Lutosławski completed in 1954, in a form borrowed from Bartók, which represents the pinnacle of the Polish composer's folk style. Our new solo violinist, Sheila Jaffé, and our solo cellist, Blair Lofgren, bring a touch of romanticism and fervor, alternately poetic and lively, to Brahms' celebrated Concerto. Composed on the shores of Lake Wörthersee in Austria, the score sweeps us up in a surge of virtuosity culminating in the famous "Hungarian-style" finale, marked by its irresistible gypsy rhythms. Our senses continue to be stimulated by Ravel's famous Boléro, one of his last works from 1928, dedicated to the dancer Ida Rubinstein, an icon of the Roaring Twenties. A rhythm repeated endlessly, two long, captivating melodies reiterated 18 times in the most impressive crescendo in history: Ravel's spell continues to move us. A presentation by the Orchestre symphonique de Québec Program Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello Ravel: Boléro
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