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L'Orgue Impressionniste
Ere Lievonen + Ties Mellema
From Tue 25 Mar 2025 12:00
Ties Mellema

L'Orgue Impressionniste

Ere Lievonen + Ties Mellema
Sun 16 Nov 2025 11:00 - 12:00
Sun 16 Nov 2025
11:00 - 12:00
  • Sun 16 Nov 2025
    11:00 - 12:00
    Excl. drankje
    Kleine Zaal
    From Tue 25 Mar 2025 12:00

Program

Nadia Boulanger Prélude and Improvisation from3 pièces pour orgue
Claude Debussy Pagodes from Estampes
André Caplet Impressions d’automne 
Maurice Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte 
Louis Vierne Clair de lune from Pièces de fantaisie
Charles Tournemire Prélude à l'Introït and Postlude alléluiatique from 'L'orgue mystique' nr. 50 
Henri Sauguet Oraisons pour 4 saxophones et orgue

Credits

Ere Lievonen Fokker organ 
Ties Mellema saxophone

Impressionistic sounds in meantone temperament

Debussy’s Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune marked a turning point in French music. With its floating tonality and dreamy melodies, it aimed to capture impressions of nature and emotion. What will this music sound like in meantone temperament? Will Debussy’s Pagodes sound even richer, even more mysterious? Organist Ere Lievonen and saxophonist Ties Mellema are exploring this.

Claude Debussy hated the term impressionism. However, he did influence an entire generation of French composers such as Maurice Ravel, Nadia Boulanger, Louis Vierne, André Caplet, Charles Tournemire and Henri Sauget. By utilizing the pure major thirds of meantone temperament, their work and harmonic approach gain a fresh perspective. The sound of the Renaissance converges with the musical adventures of the fin de siècle.

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Ere Lievonen (photo Stichting Huygens-Fokker)
Ere Lievonen (photo Stichting Huygens-Fokker)

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