Darius Milhaud 1892-1974
Le Boeuf sur le Toit, Op. 58
Francis Poulenc 1899-1963
Concerto for two pianos in d
George Gershwin 1898-1937
Porgy and Bess Fantasy
(arrangement Iain Farrington)
duration concert → 1h 30min
including 20min intermission
Bienvenue à Montmartre in the thirties: a whirling merry-go-round of genres and styles! With a graceful wink, pianists Frank Braley and Eric Le Sage raise their glass of eau de vie and give us their take on Poulenc. The latter's peer, Darius Milhaud, was inspired by the swinging rhythms of Rio de Janeiro when he composed his rumbustious ballet Le Boeuf sur le Toit (literally'The Ox on The Roof'). Meanwhile, Gershwin's genius opera Porgy and Bess flits from jazz to classical, offering us the best of both worlds. Cheers!
