The Orchestra Now Presents
Federico Cortese Conducts Debussy
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
8:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings8:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Claude Debussy: La mer
César Franck: Symphony in D Minor
Dynamic guest conductor Federico Cortese conducts Barber, Adagio for Strings; Debussy, La mer; and Franck, Symphony in D Minor.
Adagio for Strings is Barber’s best-known composition. La mer, three “symphonic sketches” by Debussy, are inspired by the ocean. Franck’s “remarkable and radical” Symphony in D Minor stoked controversy for its “ambitious fusion of French and German musical traditions” (Guardian).
David Lynch and Oliver Stone discuss on All Things Considered why they chose the Barber Adagio for the soundtracks of The Elephant Man and Platoon.
Read about Franck’s Symphony in D Minor in the Guardian.
Read about La mer on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s website.
For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/calendar/event.php?eid=131375.
Time: 8:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Ticket Information: Tickets: $25–35; free for Bard students (call 845-758-7900 to reserve tickets)Buy Tickets