Natalie Clein performs Dvořák
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This event took place on Sunday 31 May 2015.
- Sunday 31 May 2015
Natalie Clein performs Dvořák
Sun 31 May 2015
Need to know
Repertoire
- Dvořák Cello Concerto
- Ravel Mother Goose Suite
- Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919)
Features
- Rory Macdonald Conductor
- Natalie Clein Cello
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Although composed in America, Dvořák's magnificent Cello Concerto expresses the melodic inflections derived from Czech folk music with a continuous flow of invention and lyricism, performed by world-class cellist, Natalie Clein. Ravel's magical fairy-tale music of his Mother Goose Suite, though childlike and appealing, possesses an extraordinarily beautiful delicacy and poignancy. Originally written for piano, the Suite is made up of five movements all of which are based on the enchanted stories.
The Orchestra closes the concert with one of the most dynamic and exciting works from the beginning of the twentieth century, Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite, performing the most commonly played 1919 version of the suite and painting a picture of the Russian folk tales of the magical glowing bird, from the 'Infernal Dance' of King Kashchei to its shimmering finale.