The prestigious Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conducted by Kaspars Putninš, will open a new concerts series : Vitrages-Les Angélus, in Tartu (19 February) and Tallinn (20 February).
They will bring to you the crème de la crème of the French choral music from the 19th and 20th century. Impressions, beautiful colours, and the sensual rich sound of these pieces, which are characteristic only to the French music, describing the magic and pain of love.
In programme:
Olivier Messiaen – “Cinq rechants“
Maurice Ravel – “Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis“
Claude Debussy – “Les Angélus“
Maurice Ravel/Clytus Gottwald – “Soupir“
Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur – “Le Cantique des Cantiques“
Gabriel Fauré – “Cantique de Jean Racine“
Olivier Messiaen – “Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus“
With Age Juurikas (piano)
Dates:
Tartu 19th February at 18.00 (Tartu Heino Eller Music School, Tubin Hall)
Tallinn 20th February at 18.00 (House of Black Heads)
Tickets: 15/10 €