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Charles Dutoit conducts Berlioz, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, and Ravel — With Mao Fujita 00:00 Hector Berlioz, Roman Carnival, Op. 9 Camille Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22 1. Andante sostenuto 25:50 2. Allegro scherzando 31:36 3. Presto Claude Debussy, La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre 1:16:46 1. De l’aube à midi sur la mer (From dawn to noon on the sea) 1:26:28 2. Jeux de vagues (Play of the waves) 1:33:34 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer (Dialogue of the wind and the sea) 1:46:02 Maurice Ravel, Boléro Cast Mao Fujita — Pianist Verbier Festival Orchestra Charles Dutoit — Conductor Program notes Join us for an evening celebrating the best of French orchestral music at the Verbier Festival’s Salle des Combins. The Verbier Festival Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit, performs Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, which debuted as an independent concert piece in 1844 and was so successful that it demanded an immediate encore. Piano superstar Mao Fujita brilliantly showcases the dramatic opening, graceful Allegro scherzando, and fiery finale of Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor. The programme continues with Debussy’s symphonic triptych La Mer, inspired by the paintings of Turner and Hokusai, before flowing into a mesmerizing composition famous for its hypnotic rhythmic motif and unmistakeable orchestral crescendo: Ravel’s Boléro. Venue: Salle des Combins (Verbier, Switzerland) Broadcast date: Sunday, August 4, 2024
