Based on an old melody by ancient composer Huan Yi, Chen Qigang’s Reflet d’un temps disparu is stunningly performed by cellist Gautier Capuçon. The program features lush and evocative works by Debussy and Berlioz before ending with Saint-Saëns’s beautiful Second Piano Concerto.
Debussy, Berlioz, Chen, and Saint-Saëns
Gautier Capuçon (Photo: J. Bort)
Playlist
All works conducted by Lü Jia
Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Hector Berlioz: Scène d’amour from Roméo et Juliette
Chen Qigang: Reflet d’un temps disparu
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Claude Debussy: La mer
Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Chen Sa, piano