CSO Program Notes: Debussy La mer & Ravel La valse
CSO Audio Program Notes
English - May 30, 2023 14:08 - 12 minutes - 29.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsMusic Society & Culture chicago symphony orchestra cso classical music performing arts composer musician Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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David Afkham conducts landmarks of early 20th-century French music, including Debussy’s La mer, a shimmering depiction of the sea and its many moods, and Ravel’s La valse, in which a misty waltz morphs into a delirious portrait of a vanished age. Turning to Russia, Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman takes on Shostakovich’s alternately biting and poignant First Violin Concerto.
Learn more: cso.org/performances/22-23/cso-classical/debussy-la-mer-and-ravel-la-valse