Inspired by the set of gargoyles designed by José Aurélio for the Torre do Tombo, this concert presents four ‘panels’ in which the music acts like the gargoyle itself: it casts aside the superfluous to reveal the form. The Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra welcomes saxophonist Mário Marques on a journey that explores Debussy’s silent judgement (Sarabande; orch. Ravel), César Rafael’s dual mask (The View from Halfway Down) followed by Schulhoff’s dazzling irony (Five Pieces; arrangement for string orchestra), the transfiguring refinement of Nelson Jesus (Profundo Abissi) and the reconciliation between clarity and celebration in Satie (Gymnopédie No. 3; orch. Debussy) and in António Victorino d’Almeida’s luminous Concertino for Saxophone.
GÁRGULAS
Four Panels for a Temple of Memory
Cistermúsica Fronteiras
Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa
C. Debussy Sarabande (orch. M. Ravel)
César Rafael The View from Halfway Down
E. Schulhoff 1st and 5th movements from Five Pieces for String Quartet (arr. for string orchestra)
Nelson Jesus Profundo Abissi
E. Satie Gymnopédie No. 3 (orch. C. Debussy)
António Victorino d’Almeida Concertino for Saxophone
Mário Dinis Marques saxophone
Pedro Amaral conductor
