Guillaume Coppola

Lively concert for four-hand piano, cello, and mime - Suitable for all ages

Pantomime, or dramatic performance without words, was a very popular genre at the end of the 19th century. Incorporated into ballets, it inspired many composers to such an extent that traces of it can be found in some of their works. This is the case with Claude Debussy's Sonata for Cello and Piano, which some commentators have described as “Pierrot angry with the moon.”
This particular world of pantomime is only a stone's throw away from that of childhood, dear to Debussy in his Children's Corner or his Petite Suite for piano four hands.
Combining music and pantomime is a passion that has driven Valérie Aimard for many years, and the composer of Carmen's Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games) will be the perfect illustration of this in this “lively” concert with Hervé Billaut and Guillaume Coppola.
Between illustrations of the different numbers in Bizet's collection and an exploration of the theme of play in the musical repertoire, the show brings together gesture and music, fantasy and poetry.

Hervé Billaut and Guillaume Coppola, piano
Valérie Aimard, cello and mime

DEBUSSY

Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915)
   1. Prologue
   2. Serenade
   3. Finale

DEBUSSY

Petite Suite for piano four hands (1889)
   1. En Bateau
   2. Cortège
   3. Minuet
   4. Ballet

BIZET

Jeux d'enfants op.22 (1871) piano four hands... and mime
   1. L'Escarpolette - Rêverie
   2. La Toupie - Impromptu
   3. The Doll - Lullaby
   4. The Wooden Horses - Scherzo
   5. The Steering Wheel - Fantasy
   6. Trumpet and Drum - March
   7. Les Bulles de Savon - Rondino
   8. The Four Corners - Sketch
   9. Colin-Maillard - Nocturne
   10. Saute-Mouton - Caprice
   11. Little husband, little wife! - Duo
   12. The Ball - Galop