For the holidays, we invite you to Eastern Europe! Alexandre Bloch conducts Zoltan Kodaly’s exuberant Galanta Dances. Inspired by traditional melodies, the Hungarian composer plunges into the rhythms that rocked his childhood.
The Sirba Octet presents a program composed of Russian, Gypsy and Klezmer music standards. A gentle wind of Slavic madness carries these pieces imagined to dance on slow or frenzied tempos, marrying a wide range of feelings.
Alexandre Bloch conducts the Lille National Orchestra.
- The Sirba Octet set:
- Richard Schmoucler and Laurent Manaud-Pallas: violins
- Adrien Boisseau: viola
- Claude Giron: cello
- Bernard Cazauran: double bass
- Nicolas Fargeix: clarinet
- Christophe Henry: piano
- Alexeï Birioukov: balalaika
- Lille National Orchestra
The program
- Moldova Suite
- Coach, slow down your horses
- The two guitars
- Valenki
- Ya vstrestil go
- Moskovskaia Polka
- Kodaly – Galanta Dances
- Hora Moldoveneasca
- Pull the needle
- KalinkaKatioucha / Otchi Tchornia
First part
You can listen in this first part: Suite from Moldavia, Coachman, slow down your horses and the two guitars.
Second part
You can listen to the following songs: Valenki, Ya Vstrestil vas, Moskovskaia polka.
Third part
In this third part, the Lille National Orchestra performs the dances of Galanta, Hora Moldoveneasca, and Tire l’Aiguille.
Fourth part
In the fourth and last part, the musicians play Kalinka, Katyusha, Otchi Tchornia and cover Moskovskaia polka.
France Bleu Nord was happy to offer you this Christmas concert. We take this opportunity to wish you happy holidays.