French Impressionists

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)	Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.80
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Piano Concerto in D major for the left hand
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	La Mer

Performers

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sir Simon Rattle	Conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard	Piano

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Six works inspired by the sea

Danny Riley, 18th October

We look at Peter Grimes and other works inspired by the sea.

Simon Rattle and the OAE make the case for period Impressionism

David Allen, 10th June

Sir Simon Rattle is an uncommonly gifted conductor of early 20th-century French music – Debussy, Ravel, and the like. The intrigue of this concert, then, radiated not from the rostrum but mostly from the orchestra itself.

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