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BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS
A PROGRAM OF FRENCH PIANO MUSIC
Inspired by the World of Nadia Boulanger
February 19–25
Tickets at https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/driver-lane/.
A recital of French music featuring pianists Danny Driver and Piers Lane recorded at The Menuhin Hall, Sussex, England in November 2020.
Program
César Franck (1822–90) Organ Chorale No. 1, arranged for 2 pianos by Henri Duparc (1890)
Lili Boulanger (1893–1918) Theme and Variations (1914)
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) Theme and Variations in C-sharp minor, Op. 73 (1895)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Variations on a Theme of Beethoven for Two Pianos, Op. 35 (1874)
Additional Content
An Introduction to Music by French Composers
Join renowned scholars Byron Adams and Kimberly Francis for an introduction to works by four composers who helped shape the history of French music—César Franck, Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré, and Lili Boulanger—and the person who connects them, Nadia Boulanger.
Viewing information
Both the recital and Scholar Talk will be available to stream on-demand beginning February 19th at 10 am EST through February 25 at 5 pm EST.
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS
A PROGRAM OF FRENCH PIANO MUSIC
Inspired by the World of Nadia Boulanger
February 19–25
Tickets at https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/driver-lane/.
A recital of French music featuring pianists Danny Driver and Piers Lane recorded at The Menuhin Hall, Sussex, England in November 2020.
Program
César Franck (1822–90) Organ Chorale No. 1, arranged for 2 pianos by Henri Duparc (1890)
Lili Boulanger (1893–1918) Theme and Variations (1914)
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) Theme and Variations in C-sharp minor, Op. 73 (1895)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Variations on a Theme of Beethoven for Two Pianos, Op. 35 (1874)
Additional Content
An Introduction to Music by French Composers
Join renowned scholars Byron Adams and Kimberly Francis for an introduction to works by four composers who helped shape the history of French music—César Franck, Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré, and Lili Boulanger—and the person who connects them, Nadia Boulanger.
Viewing information
Both the recital and Scholar Talk will be available to stream on-demand beginning February 19th at 10 am EST through February 25 at 5 pm EST.
