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A wondrous and windy concert by the French musicians
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fine musicianship The talented trio
Friday evening in Hyderabad belonged to three men from France, garbed in black and armed with instruments controlled by wind! Trio a vent…Propos, saw the trio of Fabien Bernoud, Richard Malblanc and Henri Roman delight the au
dience at the Taj Banjara with a display of fine musicianship on their respective wind instruments. The clarinet, oboe and bassoon piped out some melodious tunes beneath the sometimes cloudy, sometimes starlit sky.
In concert, were pieces by the likes of Mozart, Beethoven, Jean Francaix and Georges. Starting off the evening was a divertimento by Mozart, which set the mood for what was to be a windy concert, in more ways than one! Next, was a Beethoven piece arranged for wind trio, based on the famous opera Don Giovani. Third in concert was yet another Divertimento by Mozart. The last movement of this piece – the Rondo – was the best piece of the evening by far, because it drew the most applause of all the pieces and would have served perfectly as the finale. However, the musicians from France had something else in store for the latter half of the show.
Music apart, the heavy French accent in which Fabien, Richard and Henri spoke as they explained what they were playing before every piece, seemed to tickle a few in the audience who found, quite amusingly, no kinship between the Eiffel and the Charminar. But if language is a barrier in communication, there is always the smile. And the smiling faces of the pipers conveyed fully what words could only try to.
The second half of the concert had music from the 20th century, by contemporary French composers. Though this half might not have had the grandeur that the first part did, the music had a certain razzmatazz to it. This beautiful yet modern colouring was evident in the divertimento by Jean Francaix. Next was a work in five movements by one Jacques Ibert, who was famous in France for composing scores for movies in his day. Lastly, a piece by Georges, followed by the traditional encore and a standing ovation as the performers took a bow.
KENNETH DAMARA
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