Oak Hill Music Festival: Paris 1880-1947

15 Church Street,Norwich VT 05055

15 July, 2022

Description

A musical snapshot of Paris during a time of historic changes. Paris 1880-1947: Concert 2 of Oak Hill Music Festival (OHMF) 2022 A snapshot of Paris during a time of historic changes. Franck’s famous piano quintet, obsessive and romantic, bridges the gap between eras. Bubbly, accessible, and sarcastic French woodwind music by Poulenc and Bozza is paired with a quartet by Szymon Laks premiered in Paris in 1945, six months after the composer was liberated from Auschwitz and became a naturalized French citizen. Concert Program and Details Eugene Bozza Suite breve en trio (1947) Szymon Laks String Quartet No. 3 (1945) INTERMISSION Francis Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano (1926) César Franck Piano Quintet in F minor (1880) Instrumentation piano, violin, viola, cello, bassoon, oboe, and clarinet