Salomon past concerts - 18 June 2002

Conductor Jacques Cohen

Chabrier España

Three years after giving up his career in the Ministry of the Interior in Paris in 1880, Chabrier produced his best known work, the colourful rhapsody España.

Granados Intermezzo from Goyescas

The Intermezzo is from the opera Goyescas (first performed in New York in 1916), which was derived from the piano pieces inspired by paintings by Goya.

Falla Three Dances from the Three Cornered Hat

Manuel de Falla composed the ballet after a story of Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Choreographer was Léonide Massine, and Pablo Picasso designed the sets for the 1919 Ballets Russes production. Salvador Dalí was inspired to design sets in 1949.

The second suite consists of the Neighbours', Miller's and Final Dances.

Strauss Don Quixote Cello Sebastian Millett

The Cello represents Don Quixote de la Mancha (introduced to the world by Cervantes in 1605) in the 'fantastic variations on a theme of knightly character', with his faithful servant Sancho Panza portrayed on viola by Keith Berry, with early representations on tenor tuba (Alison Knight).

Franz Wüllner conducted the première in Cologne in 1898.

Jacques Cohen

Jacques Cohen read music at Oxford where he conducted the Oxford Philharmonia and performed several of his own compositions. When leaving Oxford, he was awarded the Conducting Scholarship at the Royal College of Music where he later won the Tagore Gold Medal, the College's prize for its most outstanding student. Since then he has won several other awards including the August Manns Conducting Prize, the Constant and Kit Lambert Award and First Prize in the British Reserve Conducting Competition. Amongst many other engagements Jacques is music director of the Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra.

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