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Some musical friendships transcend official etiquette. This was certainly the case at the court of Queen Elisabeth, where the greatest artists of the 20th century were not guests, but kindred spirits. This concert pays tribute to the deep bond between the monarch and two greats: Pablo Casals and Gabriel Fauré. Casals was more than the "inventor" of the modern cello; he was a symbol of peace and human dignity. In his Cançons Catalanes, we hear the soul of his homeland. A highlight of the program is Gabriel Fauré's First Piano Quintet. The history of this work is a model of artistic patience: although Fauré put the first sketches on paper as early as 1887, it took nearly twenty years for the score to find its final form. It was none other than Eugène Ysaÿe who incessantly encouraged Fauré to complete the piece, and the world premiere took place in Brussels with the legendary Quatuor Ysaÿe and the composer at the piano.
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