Music Network presents Christian-Pierre La Marca & Félicien Brut featuring a newly commissioned work by Judith Ring (TOUR)
Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello; Félicien Brut, accordion.
You might think of an otherworldly violin sonata instrumentation with treble and bass flipped—or that the poor misfit accordion, side-lined from the classical canon, was paired with one of the orchestra’s popular crowd. But despite any superficial assumptions about this improbable pair, once you hear the combination, few things are as captivating as the sound of a cello and an accordion together. It is a shared reedy richness, mellow and smooth, enriched by the distinctive phrasings of bellow and bow-stroke. These are highly complementary instruments which produce an ever-varying tapestry of sound. Both La Marca and Brut share a love of innovative programming, a curiosity for a wide range of repertoires and styles, and a support of new works for their respective instruments. In the case of Félicien Brut, this new-music quest truly expands the canon and enriches the number of modern classical works for the accordion. This stunning classical duo of new generation French virtuosos brings Music Network’s Autumn 2022 Season to a fantastic finish with a genre-busting programme World Songs spanning the Baroque to the modern day, including a not-to-be-missed premiere of a new Music Network commission by Judith Ring.
Programme: World Songs
Jean-Phillippe Rameau (1683–1764) - ‘Les Sauvages’, Les Indes Galantes (arr. La Marca/Brut)
J.S. Bach (1685–1750) - Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027, mov. 3 &4
Frédéric Chopin (1810–49) - Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, no. 4 (arr. Domi Emorine)
David Popper (1843–1913) - Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
Marin Marais (1656–1728) - La Folia for cello solo
Judith Ring (b. 1976) - [New Music Network Commission]
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–75) - Adagio from Le Clair Ruisseau, Op. 39
Anton Chalaïev (1925–97) -L’Hiver
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George Gershwin (1898–1937) - Three Preludes (arr. Lucas Henri)
Astor Piazolla (1921–92) - Maria de Buenos Aires – extracts (arr. Jérôme Ducros and Domi Emorine)
Ariel Ramirez (1921–2010) - Alfonsina y el mar (arr. Domi Emorine)
Franck Angélis (b. 1962) - Impasse - extracts
Tony Murena (1917–70) & Jacques Brel (1929–78) - Passion (Murena) – Indifférence (Murena) – Vesoul (Brel)
Richard Galliano (b. 1950) - Tango pour Claude
Tour Dates, Venues & Tickets
Thursday 10 Nov - 8pm | Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny | Booking Here.
Saturday 12 Nov - 3pm | Myross Wood House, Leap | Booking Here.
Monday 14 Nov - 8pm | Station House Theatre, Clifden (doors only)
Tuesday 15 Nov - 8pm | Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon | Booking Here.
Wednesday 16 Nov - 7:30pm | Newman University Church, Dublin 2 | Booking Here.
Thursday 17 Nov - 8pm | St. Johns Theatre & Arts Centre, Listowel | Booking Here.
Friday 18 Nov - 7:30pm | The Large Room, City Hall, Waterford | Booking Here.
Sunday 20 Nov - 4pm | The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle | Booking Here.