SATURDAY, JULY 24, 3 PM
CHAMBER SERIES: WORLD TRADITIONS
Grace Church, San Luis Obispo Map | Directions
Festival Chamber Players
Ravel Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet
Mendelssohn String Quartet in e, op. 44/2
Ginastera Impresiones de la Puna for Flute
and String Quartet (1934)
Bargiel Octet in c, op. 15a
Ravel’s shimmering and expressive piece was written to hastily fulfill a commission from a harp-making company, so that Ravel could commence a long-awaited yachting trip. Mendelssohn’s lively and passionate String Quartet was written while on his honeymoon and is filled with rich harmonies and virtuoso demands. Argentine composer Ginastera (who was Astor Piazzolla’s teacher) was inspired by the quena, the native flute of Argentina, to write this pastoral work depicting life in the puna, the high mountains of the Andes. The little-known German Romantic compose Bargeil, overshadowed by his more famous relatives Clara and Robert Schumann, was inspired by Mendelssohn’s masterful Octet for Strings to write this spirited work.
Generously sponsored by Vic and Carol Ascrizzi
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