DEBUSSY’S PARIS

Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8:00 PM
Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center

Caplet Conte fantastique for string quartet and harp
Debussy Sonata for violin and piano, L. 140
Debussy L'Isle joyeuse for solo piano
Chausson Concerto for violin, piano and string quartet in D

Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Bridget Kibbey, harp;
Enso String Quartet (Maureen Nelson, violin; John Marcus, violin; Melissa Reardon, viola; Richard Belcher, cello)

Rediscover Debussy’s music in the context of older and younger friends and colleagues. We hear Chausson’s passionately romantic Concerto and the younger Caplet’s Fantastic Tale, inspired by an Edgar Allen Poe story. Debussy’s Sonata for violin and piano remains one of the masterpieces of the repertoire.

“[Anne-Marie McDermott is] a pianist who balances qualities of excitement and spontaneity with clarity and elegance.”-- The New York Times

“...there’s truth and beauty to [Cho-Liang Lin’s] playing. He radiates integrity and affection.”-- The Dallas Morning News

“The Enso set out the elements of its playing all evening: a warm ensemble sound, distinctive solo voices, a light aggressiveness that was clearly American in scope, and an easy-going communication.”– Houston Chronicle