MWF RAVEL: Exotic Influences

François-Xavier Poizat, piano | Gwendolyn Masin, violin | Benedict Kloeckner, cello | Finghin Collins, piano | Gemma Ni Bhriain, mezzo-soprano | Ríona Ó Duinnín, flute | Diarmuid Armstrong Mayock, dance artist

Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
Violin Sonata
Chansons Madécasses
Tzigane for violin and piano
Boléro

For the final concert, we turn to more exotic flavours in Ravel’s output. Following some early settings of traditional Greek melodies, we focus on Ravel’s later works – his violin sonata with its American jazz and blues influences, the three Madagascan songs with flute and cello and Tziagne, a virtuosic violin work inspired by gypsy tunes.

Midwinter Festival Ravel