French Impressionists

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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Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)	Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.80
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Concierto para piano en re mayor para la mano izquierda
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	La mer

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