Shelter: a refuge, literally a “bunker”. As the First World War raged, music protected or exposed those who composed it.  Heroism in Debussy’s Berceuse or Ravel’s collection of Hebraic melodies; escape for those, such as the British composer Ivo Gurney, caught under fire in the fields of Flanders; political engagement, for Eisler, a close friend of Brecht, who would rally the communist party; artistic transfiguration on the keyboard of Goyescas by Granados… The variable geometry of the Revue Blanche ensemble creates a kaleidoscope of alternating timbres, colours and atmospheres throughout this programme testifying to humanity.

Lore Binon soprano
Caroline Peeters flute
Anouk Sturtewagen harp
Kris Hellemans viola

Gurney (1890-1937)
In Flanders
Sleep

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Debussy (1862-1918)
Berceuse héroïque
Noël des enfants qui n’ont plus de maisons

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Jongen (1873-1953)
L’epiphanie des exilés
Release

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Granados (1867-1916)
-Extraits de Goyescas-
Intermezzo
La maya y el ruiseñor
El Fandango de Candil

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Eisler (1898-1962)
Dunkler Tropfe
Tanzlied der Rosetta
Der Tod hat die Menschen müde getrieben
Nun ist ein Tag zu Ende

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Ravel (1875-1937)
-Deux mélodies hébraïques-
L’énigme éternelle
Kaddish