Orchestre National de France
Performers
Orchestre National de France
Cristian Mǎcelaru, Music Director and Conductor
Daniil Trifonov, Piano
Program
BARRAINE Symphony No. 2, "Voïna"
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Encores:
DEBUSSY "Reflets dans l'eau" from Images I (Daniil Trifonov)
RAVEL Boléro
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately 100 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.At a Glance
This richly varied concert presents French works from the 19th and 20th centuries. Elsa Barraine’s Symphony No. 2 is a powerful, compact wartime work from the mid-20th century by a neglected master. Much better known are Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2 from 1868, a virtuosic tour de force, and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, which combines the Saint-Saëns sparkle with Ravel’s love of jazz, a form he accurately predicted would become an important international language. Concluding the program is Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, one of the most atmospheric and colorful pieces of the early 20th century.