presents:
Project Paloma met Andrew West (20:30u)
World War II Masterpieces (Part 1: Austria/Germany/Switzerland)
Think of a passionate, climactic moment in a romantic symphony or piano concert; the anger, the drama, the virtuosity ... and then the storm passes, the anger subsides, the turbulence is over; what do we hear? ... very often a simple flute theme.
Composers have used the flute for thousands of years as a musical symbol of purity, innocence, peace and tranquility. My hypothesis is that composers were consciously or unconsciously looking for a musical 'peace' in the horrendous years of the Second World War. so perhaps it is no coincidence that so many masterpieces for flute and piano were written during this period. It has long been a dream of mine to present these masterpieces in a series of concerts; welcome to Project Paloma! 🕊
Part 1: Austria, Germany and Switzerland - the pre-war years , unrest ...
Carl Frühling Fantasy op. 55 (1929)
Paul Hindemith Sonata IPH 45 (1936)
Frank Martin Ballade (1939)
Boris Blacher Sonata (1940)
Photo: Eduardus Lee