In his Fifth Symphony, Prokofiev presents us with a mature piece of music, which had been with him for 14 years before he put it down on paper. Completed in the midst of the Second World War, he turned it into a hymn to freedom and happiness, where joy bursts forth and becomes fireworks under the direction of Kensho Watanabe. Equally pyrotechnic, Latvian composer L\u016bcija Gar\u016bta\u2019s concerto is a little-known gem, to be discovered by London-based Quebec pianist \u00c9lisabeth Pion. But it\u2019s from the baton of L\u2019Apprenti sorcier by Dukas, Gar\u016bta\u2019s teacher, that the first sparks will fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dans sa cinqui\u00e8me symphonie, Prokofiev nous pr\u00e9sente une musique mature, qui l\u2019a habit\u00e9 pendant 14 ans avant qu\u2019il ne la couche sur papier. Finalis\u00e9e en pleine Seconde Guerre mondiale, il en a fait un hymne \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 et au bonheur, o\u00f9 la joie \u00e9clate et se fait feu d\u2019artifice sous la direction de Kensho Watanabe. Tout aussi pyrotechnique, le concerto de la compositrice lettone L\u016bcija Gar\u016bta est un joyau m\u00e9connu que nous fera d\u00e9couvrir \u00c9lisabeth Pion, pianiste qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise \u00e9tablie \u00e0 Londres. Mais c\u2019est de la baguette de\u00a0L\u2019Apprenti sorcier<\/em>\u00a0de Dukas, professeur de Gar\u016bta, que jailliront les premi\u00e8res \u00e9tincelles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n