ESTRIO

Description

Nadia Boulanger and her sister Lili, in different ways, influenced the European musical language. Lili, pianist and composer, with his tragic and premature death, unintentionally pushed Nadia toward an academic career. Nadia carried out a decisive influence on the musical life of the Twentieth Century. She was a pupil of Gabriel Fauré, the assistant of Paul Dukas, but also a pianist, conductor, musicologist and pedagogue. She put together etiquette and an open mind, leaving his footprint on several generations of composers: Leonard Bernstein, Astor Piazzolla, Aaron Copland, Elliot Carter, Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, Philip Glass, Quincy Jones and many others. This program is a homage to the formidable personality of Nadia Boulanger and her influence on her pupils, that always called her “Mademoiselle”.

The program:

LILI BOULANGER
D’un Soir Triste
for violin, cello and piano

GEORGE GERSHWIN / JASCHA HEIFETZ
Porgy and Bess, suite for violin and piano:
Summertime,
My man’s gone now
It ain’t necessarily so
Bess, you is My women now
Tempo di blues ( there’s a boat….)

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Verano porteño
for violin, cello and piano

NADIA BOULANGER
Vers la vie nouvelle
for piano solo

Trois Pièces for cello and piano

LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Piano Trio
for violin, cello and piano

Adagio non troppo – Allegro vivace
Tempo di marcia
Largo – Allegro vivo e molto ritmico