RAVEL – SATIE

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Description

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth (1875 – 1937) and the 100th anniversary of the death of Erik Satie (1866 – 1925). Both composers significantly shaped the evolution of classical music. Ravel’s innovative compositions are characterised by intricate harmonies, complex rhythms and vibrant orchestration while Satie’s minimalist and avant-garde music is characterised by its simplicity and unconventional structures. The Malta International Arts Festival celebrates Ravel and Satie with a programme of seminal chamber works for piano, violin and cello. Satie’s homage includes Entr’Acte with the 1924 film projection by René Clair and a new version of the ballet Parade choreographed by Moveo Dance Company.

Programme

Maurice Ravel Alborada del Gracioso (1905)
piano solo

Maurice Ravel Piano Trio (1914)
piano, violin and cello

I Modéré
II Pantoum (Assez vif)
III Passacaille (Très large)
IV Final (Animé)

intermission

Maurice Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello (1920 – 1922)

I Allegro
II Très vif
III Lent
IV Vif, avec entrain

Erik Satie Entr’Acte (1924)
arrangement for piano solo and video

Erik Satie Parade (1917)
arrangement for piano, cello and percussion

Credits

Konstantinos Destounis – piano
Konstantinos Panagiotidis – violin
Dimitris Travlos – cello
Luke Baldacchino – percussion

Moveo Dance Company
Diane Portelli, Dorian Mallia