Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mel Bonis – Les femmes de Légende
Melbourne Town Hall 90-130 Swanston St., Melbourne, AustralienProgram: Bonis Legendary Women, three pieces for orchestra Kodály Dances of Galánta Haydn Cello Concerto No.1 in C Major* Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol Peter Luff conductor Rachael Tobin cello From the event page: Australian hornist and former conductor Peter Luff joins the MSO to lead us through this eclectic dance program. French composer Mélanie "Mel" Bonis was highly regarded in her day, but as with many women in classical music, her presence has been largely suppressed throughout history. It's fitting, then, that she reveals three legendary women in this haunting piece with swirling harmonies and quiet power. Kodály is perhaps best known for inventing the Kodály Method - a system familiar to elementary school students and sound-of-music aficionados around the world, in which the notes of the scale are linked with hand signs (do, re, me, etc.). Another of Kodály's important contributions to music was his celebration of Hungarian folk melodies on the orchestral stage, such as these beguiling and unforgettable dances from Galánta, a town on the railroad line from Budapest to Vienna. The MSO's associate principal cellist, Rachael Tobin, performs Haydn's First Cello Concerto - a fluid and virtuosic performance of the instrument dancing in perfect counterpoint ...
