Chamber music by Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky - Doris Hochscheid (cello), Frans van Ruth (piano) and Barbara Kozelj (mezzo-soprano)

Chamber music by Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky - Doris Hochscheid (cello), Frans van Ruth (piano) and Barbara Kozelj (mezzo-soprano)
Artists: Doris Hochscheid Frans van Ruth Barbara Kozelj

Chamber music by Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky - Doris Hochscheid (cello), Frans van Ruth (piano) and Barbara Kozelj (mezzo-soprano)

Souvenir d’une marche boche
Frans van Ruth (piano)
With the piano piece 'Souvenir d'une marche boche' (1915) the Russian Igor Stravinsky wiped the floor with the German war violence of the First World War. He wrote it as a contribution to Edith Wharton's book 'Livre des sans-foyer' (The book of the homeless), which was published in 1916 for the benefit of Belgian orphans. At the end of this 'moffenmars' Stravinsky gives a big stab underwater to Beethoven's 'Fifth Symphony'
Noël des enfants qui n’ont plus de maisons
Frans van Ruth (piano) Barbara Kozelj (mezzosopraan)
Debussy's song 'Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons' is also about displaced children. It became Debussy's last song he composed. However, he did manage to turn it into a version for children's choir in 1916. In the Edesche Concert Hall you will hear the original version for voice and piano
Sonate voor cello en piano
Frans van Ruth (piano) Doris Hochscheid (cello)
  • I. Prologue. Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
  • II. Sérénade. Modérément animé
  • III. Final. Animé, léger et nerveux
From the same year as the song 'Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons', also dates Debussy's Cello Sonata. He signed the piece with the words "Musicien français". In doing so Debussy stepped out of the path of the German tradition and sought a connection with the French Baroque with his Cello Sonata
La veille
Frans van Ruth (piano) Barbara Kozelj (mezzosopraan)
The title of this song can be translated as 'the Eve' or 'the Night Watch'. The scene depicted by the poet takes place during the night before a battle. Matthijs Vermeulen himself tells about it: "A woman, lonely in her quiet room by the bed where her child sleeps, falls into contemplation. Although everything around her is still calm, she thinks of all the precious things she feels threatened by the war. "
Cellosonate nr. 1
Frans van Ruth (piano) Doris Hochscheid (cello)
  • I. Assez lent
  • II. Assez vite
A few days after Debussy's death, the French master was commemorated in Amsterdam with a performance of his Cello Sonata from 1915. Vermeulen was there and was so impressed by the piece that he wrote the first notes of his 'First Cello Sonata' shortly afterwards.
Drei kleine Stücke, op. 11
Frans van Ruth (piano) Doris Hochscheid (cello)
  • I. Mässige Achtel
  • II. Sehr bewegt
  • III. Äusserst ruhig
Webern's 'Three Little Stücke' were the 'by-product' of a large cello sonata that Webern worked on in the spring of 1914. Not long after, World War I broke out. The "Three Little Stücke" got Webern finished, he would never complete his cello sonata..
Frontispice (à cinq mains)
Frans van Ruth (piano)
1918 was a dreary year for Maurice Ravel. The war had done its devastating work, to make matters worse Ravel's mother also died and his own health was in poor condition. The only piece that flowed from Ravel's pen was 'Frontispice' for pentagonal piano; one of his most remarkable piano pieces. Some suggest that it is part of a series of pieces for pianola, commissioned by the firm Aeolian. Stravinsky, among others, also contributed to this series
Maurice chéri 
Frans van Ruth (piano) Doris Hochscheid (cello) Barbara Kozelj (mezzosopraan)
  • I. 'Cher Édouard'
  • II. 'Mon cher ami'
  • III. 'Maman chérie' (1)
  • IV. 'Maman chérie' (2)
  • V. 'Maurice chéri'
Elmer Schönberger composed 'Maurice chéri' commissioned by the Goals for the series 'The Great War' (2014).
Friday 31 March 2017, 20:00

War movies are quite popular, of those series as "Band of Brothers". Composer Maurice Ravel fought in World War I. He wrote letters and took pictures. Friday evening mezzo-soprano Barbara Kozelj sings these letters and we show pictures of Ravel. Cellist Doris Hochscheid, pianist Frans van Ruth and mezzo-soprano Barbara Kozelj play music by Debussy, Stravinsky and Vermeulen. Maurice Ravel's five-handed piano piece culminates in five songs in which Ravel talks about his experiences at the front, made visible at the same time as Ravel's photographs.

When and where

Begin time:
Friday 31 March 2017, 20:00

The Edesche Concert Hall. Unheard of acoustics, intimate beauty, one of the most beautiful concert grand pianos in the Netherlands with the very best musicians. From one hour before the start of the concert you are welcome in the Edesche Concert Hall, for example for a cup of coffee in advance. Please note: during the performance we do not grant access to the concert hall The Edesche Concertzaal is unsubsidized and is made possible by Eskes Media / DagjeWeg.NL.

  • Many payment options online;
  • Stage Gift Card OK, also online;
  • Free coffee/drinks/breakfasts;
  • Free wardrobe;
  • Free luxury program magazine;
  • Free and paid parking in the vicinity;
  • ECLive! Listen to the concert again in high quality afterwards (at selected concerts);
  • Enjoy the Edesche Concert Hall Diner at the adjacent atmospheric restaurant Buitenzorg;
  • Subsidy free and independent. Sponsor: DagjeWeg.NL Tickets;
  • NPO Radio 4 broadcasts regularly from the Edesche Concertzaal. Listen again to e.g.

Edesche Concertzaal

Amsterdamseweg 9, Ede

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