Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Shiyeon Sung with William Youn

Lili Boulanger's two orchestral works, which are also available in chamber versions, were composed in the last months of her life, belong together, yet form a pair of contrasts.


The melancholy "Sad Evening" likely reflects her attitude to life at that time; the bright, carefree "Spring Morning" paints a hopeful vision.


Nadia Boulanger's piano fantasy from 1912 ranges from impressionistically tender to enthusiastically inspired by rhythms a la Stravinsky. Of her contemporaries, Ravel, Debussy, and Fauré, the latter in particular was close to the sisters as a teacher and fatherly friend.

PROGRAM

• Maurice Ravel - "Une barque sur l'océan"
  
• Gabriel Fauré - Ballade for Piano and Orchestra in F-sharp major, Op. 19
  
• Lili Boulanger - "D'un soir triste" for Orchestra
  
• Interval
  
• Lili Boulanger - "D'un matin de printemps" for Orchestra
  
• Nadia Boulanger - Fantaisie variée for Piano and Orchestra
  
• Claude Debussy - "La Mer" - Three Symphonic Sketches