1.Palais des Beaux Arts Mexico CityFirst concert in Mexico City at the Palais des Beaux Arts
Green: Verlaine in Song
Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor
Jerome Ducros, piano
May 15, 2016
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| 3.Theodora Les Arts Florissants Lincoln CeTheodora Les Arts Florissants Lincoln Ce (October 31, 2015)
Wish I could have taken more photos during the performance, but an elderly woman policed me by poking me harshly in the arm. |
| 4.Music at the MorganGreen: Verlaine in Song May 6, 2016
Philippe Jarousky, Countertenor ~ Jerome Ducros, piano
Incredible program which flowed elegantly from song to song. Verlaine the poet provided the canvas, Jerome Ducros the pianist provided the background sketch, and Philippe Jaroussky the maestro, vocally painted each masterpiece with depth and colors of emotion. Magically transported to an unworldly dimension, this concert goer was not ready to return to earth when the program ended.
The photos in this album were taken during 2 encores and autograph session after the concert.
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| 5.Williams Center for the ArtsChamber Music Series - Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
GREEN: Verlaine in Song
Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor
Jerome Ducros, piano
The lighting and size of the auditorium at the Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, gives the illusion of intimacy between the artist and the audience. Whoever designed the small theatre paid great attention to the architecture of sound and acoustics. Resonation for both the piano and voice, whether a crescendo or the subtlety of expression in a pianissimos, can be felt with the nuance intended by the performing artist.
The performance of Green: Verlaine in Song was spellbinding and magical. Memorable moments were numerous but when I close my eyes to revisit the performance, I see and hear three moments very special for me. The first, the prelude to my second special favorite, is the Maestros' arrangement and performance of Leo Freere's Colloque Sentimental. The second is Claude Debussy's Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune for piano. Consecutive placement of the two songs is a stroke of musical genius. My third transportment is the end of the second encore. The ne plus ultra, the soulful pianissimos expressed on the final note of Poldowski's, L’Heure exquise (‘La lune blanche’) is undeniably breathtaking.
The photos in the album are of the first encore only. |
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