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Frank Dupree © Marco Borggreve

America

Orchestre national d’Île-de-France - Michelle Merrill - Frank Dupree - Stravinski, Gershwin, Beach
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Symphonic Concert
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Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
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Duration: about 1h40 with 1 intermission

Program

Distribution

Igor Stravinski
Circus Polka
George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm
Second Rhapsody
Intermission
Amy Beach
Symphonie gaélique
Orchestre national d’Île-de-France
Michelle Merrill , conducting
Frank Düpree , piano

A journey through the rich variety of American music, from the playful energy of Circus Polka to the folk-infused themes of the first symphony ever written by an American woman, all punctuated by Gershwin’s irresistible rhythms.

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