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Shostakovich and Ravel

Tue / Apr 15, 2025 - 8:00PM

Harp, winds, and strings come together for a lively program of Ravel, Hindemith, Caplet, and Shostakovich.

Tue / Apr 15, 2025 - 8:00PM

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Program

- CAPLET
- Conte Fantastique
- SHOSTAKOVICH
- String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
- Intermission
- HINDEMITH
- Kleine Kammermusik, for wind quintet, Op. 24, No. 2
- RAVEL
- String Quartet in F major

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About this Performance

Written when he was just 28 years old, the F-major String Quartet was Ravel’s first major success as a composer. Upon hearing its youthful spirit and technical maturity, Debussy found the piece to be absolutely perfect. He told Ravel, “In the name of the gods of music, and in mine, do not touch a single note of what you have written.”

The program opens with Caplet’s harp and string quartet piece inspired by “The Masque of the Red Death,” a short story by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Conte fantastique evokes the tale’s eerie ambience through intermittent silences, chromatic notes, and rapid, taunting rhythms. Also darkly cast, Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet builds upon Jewish folk music, finding hope and laughter amid tragedy and tears.

Performed in between the two, Hindemith’s Kleine Kammermusik (Little Chamber Music) flips the mood completely, introducing a sassy bassoon, a whimsical oboe, and more syncopated woodwinds to the program.

Please note: This concert has been rescheduled from the previous date of April 8, 2025. Tickets purchased for the previously scheduled event will be valid for the new concert. No action is needed for those ticketholders. For any questions about this change, or ticket options including exchange, donation, or refund, email Audience Services at information@laphil.org by April 1.

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