As part of the Oceanic Sense of Life cycle, organised by the European Music Centre, this concert offers a poetic, philosophical and musical journey exploring water as humanity’s living memory, a unifying force between peoples, and a metaphor for the inner movement of being.
In a dialogue between the Baroque and modernity, Georg Philipp Telemann’s famous Wassermusik evokes the currents, tides and seascapes of Europe, performed by the Divino Sospiro ensemble under the baton of Massimo Mazzeo.
In contrast, pianist Raúl da Costa will perform works from the 20th and 21st centuries linked to the idea of inner resonance, the vastness of the ocean and sensory memory, building a bridge between musical heritage, contemporary consciousness and listening to the world.
The project forms part of CEM’s holistic vision, which places music at the heart of the major cultural, human and environmental issues of our time.

Programme

I.
GEORG P. TELEMANN (1681- 1767)
WasserMusik

Orquestra Divino Sospiro
direction M° Massimo Mazzeo

II.
François Couperin (1668–1733) — Les Ondes
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) — Une barque sur l’océan, de Miroirs
Federico Mompou (1893–1987) — El Lago
Luciano Berio (1925–2003) — Wasserklavier
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) — Jeux d’eau
Tōru Takemitsu (1930–1996) — Rain Tree Sketch II
Luiz Costa (1879–1960) — Murmúrios das Fontes
Franz Liszt (1811–1886) — St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots

Raul da Costa, pianist