Faure & Chausson: Masterpieces of French Chamber Music Unofficial

The 18th concert of the weekday noon chamber music series featuring the principal players of the Kanagawa Philharmonic is actually the first program of chamber music by French composers in the series. The program will not feature Debussy or Ravel, but rather Fauré and Chausson, two great composers of the generation that bridged the gap between Romanticism and Impressionism, one generation earlier. At first glance, the program may seem a bit austere, but both Fauré's Piano Quartet No. 1 and Chausson's "Concerte" are masterpieces of chamber music representative of late 19th century France. In particular, "Conserre," with its unusual arrangement of solo violin, piano, and string quartet, is a work whose vivid musical ideas have fascinated both old and new master musicians, and has recently been reevaluated in Japan as well, with SAYAKA SHOJI recently taking up the piece as one of the most talked about.
The elite members led by solo concertmaster Yasunao Ishida will weave an intoxicatingly beautiful and intense sound filled with the spirit of France.