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Woman at the Piano (1875–1876) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Original from The Art Institute of Chicago. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Archived Event

Debussy, Fauré, Ravel and Saint-Saëns

Nash Ensemble

Date
Sat 01 Mar 2025, 5.30pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Availability

Artists

  • Nash Ensemble
    • Simon Crawford-Phillipspiano duo
    • Alasdair Beatsonpiano duo
    • Benjamin Nabarroviolin
    • Jonathan Stoneviolin
    • Lars Anders Tomterviola
    • Adrian Brendelcello
    • Graham Mitchelldouble bass
    • Philip Cobbtrumpet

Programme

      • Elégie Op. 24 for cello and piano
      • Romance Op. 69 for cello and piano
      • Papillon Op. 77 for cello and piano
      • Septet in E flat Op. 65 for piano, trumpet, string quartet and double bass

Overview

Saint-Saëns’s quirky Septet for trumpet, piano and strings was composed for a Parisian chamber music society called La Trompette in the 1880s. It appears here alongside the ravishing fairytale magic of Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye and string chamber works by Fauré and Debussy.

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