Héritage anglais - Regard contemporain

SHAW | HOLST | VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Chamber music concert in the intimate setting of the foyer of the Marseille Opera House.

The starting point for this program is the shared friendship between Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) and Gustav Holst (1874-1934), their contribution to the renewal of English music in the 20th century and their interest in British folklore.

Phantasy Quartet on British Folksongs (1916), Gustav Holst’s string quartet, both intimate and rhapsodic, embodies the composer’s attachment to folk traditions while renewing the language of the quartet. Ralph Vaughan Williams’s String Quartet No. 1 in G minor (1908, rev. 1921), an early work, already reveals the main features of his style, alternating rhythmic energy with more contemplative passages...

CAROLINE SHAW Entr'acte

GUSTAV HOLST Phantasy Quartet on British Folksongs, op. 36

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Quatuor à cordes n° 1 en sol mineur

Violins Da-Min KIM, Laura JAILLET Viola Magali DEMESSE Cello Xavier CHATILLON