Clarinet & String Quartet

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This concert takes you on a journey between two styles and two very different approaches to chamber music: the lightness and sophistication of Françaix and the rhythmic energy of Stravinsky.

Jean Françaix, a master of elegance and ingenuity, offers us two works that, although separated by forty years, share the same scintillating spirit. His String Trio (1933) combines agility and precision in a musical flow that feels natural despite its considerable technical challenges. In the Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet (1977), the clarinet assumes a prominent role, infusing the piece with lyricism, humor and an impressive rhythmic dynamism while presenting a variety of changing colors. Stravinsky, on the other hand, transports us to a drier and more direct language with his Concertino for String Quartet (1920), which, in just seven minutes, packs a surprising rhythmic and structural punch with a play on tensions and releases that demand great precision and control from the musicians.

Program

• Franck Heudiard : Veus ex Machina (2025) 8’
• Igor Stravinsky: Concertino for string quartet (1920) 7′
• Jean Françaix: String Trio in C (1933) 14’
• Jean Françaix: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet (1977) 25’

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