Composers during the Great War – part 5
This is the fifth episode in a series on chamber music by composers who were drafted or enlisted to fight in World War I. Today we will focus in on the music by French composers André Caplet (1878-1925) and Fernand Gustave Halphen (1872-1917).
Playlist
1. André Caplet: Un tas de petites choses
a. Une petite berceuse
b. Une petite danse slovaque
c. Une petite barcarolle
d. Une petite marche bien française
e. Un petit truc embêtant
– Antony Gray, Denzel Manyande and Able Kpogho, piano
2. André Caplet:
a. Divertimento for harp : A la française
b. Divertimento for harp: A l’espagnol
– Lavinia Meijer, harp
3. Fernand Halphen: Sonata for violin and piano in C-sharp minor
a. Vif et énergique
b. Andante. Andante ma non troppo
c. Final. Vif – Beaucoup plus lent
– Alexis Galpérine, violin and Jeff Cohen, piano
4. Fernand Halphen: Sicilienne (1898)
– Clara Nováková, flute and Jeff Cohen, piano
5. Fernand Halphen:
a. Les cloches
– François le Roux, baritone and Jeff Cohen, piano
b. Marche funèbre pour un poulet décédé
– Jeff Cohen, piano
