CSO_1415_Catalog
CSO_1415_Catalog
CSO_1415_Catalog
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CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | RICCARDO MUTI Music Director | 312-294-3000 | <strong>CSO</strong>.ORG<br />
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T<br />
hese programs comprise an array of composers who liberally<br />
suffused their music with the fresh, expansive splendor of France.<br />
Spanning two centuries, this evocative journey treks from the intoxicating<br />
romanticism of Hector Berlioz to the modernist landmarks of Pierre<br />
Boulez and traces a proud nation’s search for her musical identity in the<br />
face of ongoing social and political upheaval.<br />
These unquestionably Gallic works, with their sensual vitality and noble<br />
wit, are startling in their refi nement, yet vividly convey the colors and<br />
landscapes of an alluring France. As you listen, you’ll fi nd your mind’s<br />
eye conjuring the gentle pastures of verdant Normandy, the lavender<br />
fi elds of sun-soaked Provence, the windswept shores of stormy Bordeaux<br />
and the rambling peaks of the storied Pyrenees.<br />
Chicago Symphony Orchestra<br />
Photos top to bottom:<br />
Riccardo Muti, Yo-Yo Ma,<br />
Charles Dutoit,<br />
Hélène Grimaud<br />
The Promenade, Woman with a Parasol, Claude Monet, 1875
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