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French 20th century, with journalist and writer Knut Ståhlberg as your guide.

French music often has connections to literature; poets such as Baudelaire, Verlaine, Mallarmé and Roubaud have all influenced modern French music. Starting in the Romantic era, the time of George Sands and Chopin, this program meanders through French history up to our own time.

Knut Ståhlberg, resident in Paris since 1945, lagendary radio voice as a long-time correspondent for the Swedish Radio, also news presenter for Rapport, acts as ciceron. Ståhlberg has, among other books, written a book about George Sand (or Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, as she was actually called). The fact that he also has in-depth knowledge of French life and society, not least in post-war Paris, makes him an interesting “counterpoint” to the music.

And if Knut Ståhlberg is great for the atmosphere and the political context, Gageego! and significant 20th-century French composers serves up the music. A newly written work by the young Parisian François Sahran will also be premiered.

Programme

Frédéric Chopin Etude A Minor No 11, opus 25 Erik Satie from Musique d’ameublement (arr Francois Sarhan) Maurice Ravel from Piano Trio Henri Dutilleux Trois strophes pour violoncelle seul Francois Sarhan Esquisse pour la fleur inverse no 3 Iannis Xenakis Rebonds

The press release from Musik i Väst contains more information about this western Swedish tour, which includes Tidaholm, Partille, Skövde, Åmål and Mölnlycke.

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