Claude Debussy's Sonata for flute, viola and harp is one of those works whose beauty is legendary and whose historical impact is often emphasized - while they are rarely encountered in concert life. Of course, this is due to the unusual instrumentation. Of the six "Sonates pour divers instruments" that the "Musicien français" Debussy wanted to write in the years of the First World War - as a confession of a clear and light music freed from German Romantic overpressure - only three were completed. The two neighboring sonatas for cello and violin are among the most frequently performed in the repertoire today. Three of France's most exquisite soloists are now testing the distinctive interplay between blown, bowed and plucked notes in a summery, airy programme that holds all kinds of discoveries in store.

+ 7 minutes
The "plus" in the concert: In a 7-minute discussion excursus together with the artists of the evening, characteristic, sometimes curious aspects of the programme are picked out or exciting phenomena in the context of the works are highlighted.

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