Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano
Cara Berridge cello
James Turnbull oboe
Ian Denley flute
Simon Tandree viola
Libby Burgess piano
Fauré Le papillon et la fleur, Après un rêve, Les berceux, Notre amour
Fauré Elegie
Poulenc Sonata for oboe and piano
Hahn Quand je fus pris au pavillon, À Chloris, L’heure exquise
Duruflé Prélude, récitatif et variations
A French perfume wafts across Beverley with this déjeuner programme of favourites and hidden gems. Fauré’s Elegie explores the romantic melancholy of the cello, and Poulenc’s oboe sonata – the last piece he wrote – exploits the haunting quality of the instrument. Meanwhile, beautiful songs by Fauré (including his popular Après un rêve) and Hahn delight and tease. Duruflé’s little-known Prélude, récitatif et variations (flute, viola and piano) is so influenced by the organ music heard elsewhere in the festival, and is beautifully evocative.
