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Orchestre de Paris / Lahav Shani

Martin Fröst - Mozart, Mahler
Symphonic Concert
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
Duration: about 2h30 with 1 intermission

Program

Distribution

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto pour clarinette
Intermission
Gustav Mahler
Symphonie n° 6
Orchestre de Paris
Lahav Shani , conducting
Martin Fröst , clarinet

In this programme of paradox—that of coming to peace from the depths of despair or sensing the abyss in a moment of serenity—the tranquillity of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto stands in contrast to Mahler’s Sixth, a tumult of drama, chaos and threats.

To hear it, how could one imagine that the Clarinet Concerto is a work from the end, from the same period as the terrific Requiem? The only indication may be its operatic vocalism, possessing a grace, eloquence and benevolent clarity unparalleled in Mozartian singing. While formidably virtuoso, the music here seems to rise above all doubt or tragedy.

In contrast, it was during one of the few peaceful times in his life, between 1903 and 1905, that Mahler composed his Symphony No. 6—an imposing work that opens with a sombre march, symbolizing a man’s ‘farewell’ to the world. Heavy and infused with anger, the Scherzo exudes a terrible confusion, soon appeased by the Andante with its rural voices and sense of benevolent nature that bring a remission, a temporary balm. With the Finale, fate returns, darker and more implacable than ever. It presents a desperate struggle punctuated by fateful hammer blows. In the words of Mahler, the hero ‘receives three blows of fate, the third of which fells him like a tree’. 

Media

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Concerto pour clarinette - Les Musiciens du Louvre, Nicolas Baldeyrou (clarinette), Marc Minkowski (direction)
Gustav Mahler : Symphonie n° 6 - London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (direction)
Karina-Canellakis

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

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Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris

To leave after this concert

taxi G7

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