Artistic Luxury: Music of Opulence and Decadence around 1900
With Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall
Celebrated pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi leads a concert in honor of CMA’s major exhibition Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique. Indulging in the sensuousness and opulence of the period around 1900, Pompa-Baldi presents an evening of French and Russian late Romantic works with a tinge of decadence and a glimpse of early modernism, mirroring the exquisite works on display at the museum. With special guests Emanuela Friscioni and the Cavani Quartet. $34, CMA members $32.
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PROGRAM
Claude Debussy: Petite Suite for piano 4 hands
Maurice Ravel: “La Valse” (2-piano version)
Anton Arenski: Suite for 2 pianos
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quintet no. 1, op. 89
Join us for a pre-concert talk with Antonio Pompa-Baldi and Stephen Harrison, Curator of Decorative Art and Design, 6:30 p.m.