Flökt

The repertoire of this concert is characterized by flicker (Icel.: Flökt) and birdsong by French composers. The oldest piece on the program, Debussy's Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune (L. 86), known in English as Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, is one of the key works of impressionism and was said to mark a turning point in composition, but impressionism is precisely the clear inspiration for the next three generations of composers who will be performed at this concert.

Performers
Björg Brjánsdóttir, flute
Richard Schwennicke, piano

Programme
Michaël Levinas: Froissements d’ailes (1975) for solo flute
Olivier Messiaen: Sigle (1982) for solo flute
Olivier Messiaen: Le Loriot D’Europe (from “Catalogue d'oiseaux”, 1956) for solo piano
Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'Après-midi d’un faune (1894) arranged for flute and piano
Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye (1910) arranged for piccolo flute and piano
Oliver Messiaen: Le Merle noir (1952) for flute and piano
Henri Dutilleux: Sonatina (1943) for flute and piano