Les Femm’euses gives the floor to the highly cultivated Greek-Byzantine Kassia. Her compositions – dating from the ninth century – form the common thread running through this programme. Next stop is the seventeenth century, with Francesca Caccini and Barbara Strozzi; the first probably being the early baroque’s most influential female composer; the latter, according to the chronicles, “Venice’s most prolific composer – male or female alike – of secular vocal music in print”. The main focus, however, is on contemporary music. Renowned composers such as Kaija Saariaho and Sofia Gubaidulina share the stage with our compatriot Annelies Van Parys and French composer Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber, who wrote a delightfully whimsical work especially for Revue Blanche, based on the words of philosopher Clément Rosset.
Revue Blanche
- Lore Binon, soprano
- Caroline Peeters, flute
- Kris Hellemans, viola
- Anouk Sturtewagen, harp
- Benjamin Dousselaere, electronics
Programme
KASSIA, I EN POLLES AMARTIES
SAARIAHO, NOANOA
SINNHUBER, CINQ JOURS DE PAUL KLEE
LUNDI – TRAVAIL
MARDI – RÊVE
KASSIA, TIN PENTACHORDON LYRAN
VAN PARYS, STANZA
KASSIA, AIGIAA ETHAVMATOURGESE CHRISTE
GOEBAIDOELINA, GARTEN VON FREUDEN UND TRAURIGKEITEN
CACCINI, LASCIATEMI QUI SOLO
KASSIA, EDESSA
SINNHUBER, CYCLE ROSSET
KASSIA, DOXAZOMEN SOU CHRISTE
SAARIAHO, VENT NOCTURNE
SOMBRES MIROIRS
STROZZI, CHE SI PUÒ FARE