Parallel Lines: Ravel, Debussy and Caplet
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
£8
£6 under 16s, over 60s
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Rachel Barnard mezzo-soprano
Alex Pratley baritone
Tiago Soares Silva violin
Elizabeth Haughan piano
Caplet Le vieux coffret
1. Songe
2. Berceuse
Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
Caplet Le vieux coffret
3. In una selva oscura
4. Forêt
Debussy Sonate pour violon et piano en sol mineur, L. 140
The years during, and preceding, the Great War were a hive of activity for French composers, with certain sounds becoming synonymous with a ‘French School’.
Join us as we explore the sound world of these years and draw comparisons to our current times – can we find solace in sound?
Running time approx. 50 minutes