Dates
Friday 11 November 2022
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Saturday 12 November 2022
7:30pm at Hamer Hall
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín conductor
Program
Ravel Rapsodie Espagnole
de Falla El Amor Brujo
de Falla Three Cornered Hat: Suites 1 & 2
Ravel Boléro
About this performance
Be transported to the landscape of Spain with vivacious and colourful works from Ravel and de Falla.
- Maurice Ravel had a lifelong affinity for Spanish culture and music; his mother hailed from Basque Country straddling the border of France and Spain. Rapsodie Espagnole was Ravel’s first composition for orchestra. A mysterious, intoxicating four-note motif dominates the opening, followed by two passages inspired by dance forms and a festive conclusion.
- Manuel de Falla was originally commissioned to write El Amor Brujo for a mother daughter dance pair, Pastora and Rosario de la Mejorana Imperio, in collaboration with poet and choreographer Gregorio Martínez. The orchestral suite arrangement features four passionate songs for contralto.
- de Falla’s Three Cornered Hat began life as the accompanying music of a pantomime play. At the encouragement of Serge Diagilev of the Ballet Russes, de Falla expanded the score into a full ballet. The two orchestral suites string together vignettes from the completed ballet in the original order.
- Boléro is one of the most famous pieces in the orchestral repertoire. Ravel gradually builds a crescendo over fifteen minutes, floating winding melodies over a persistent snare drum.
Duration: approx. 105 minutes including interval
Featured artists
The MSO Gala series is proudly presented by MSO Premier Partner, Ryman Healthcare.
COVIDSafe Information
The MSO and the venues in which we perform will operate under government health and safety guidelines in place at the time of the event. We recommend ticket holders follow the Victorian Government’s “How to stay safe & well” advice:
- Stay home if you have any COVID-19 symptoms
- Wash your hands
- Keep your distance – stay 1.5 metres away from people you don’t live with where possible
- Wear a face mask
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