François Glorieux. Een
leven voor de muziek.
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Praha (Prague)
François Glorieux' first pianorecital in Prague (10.05.2005) in collaboration with Jaroslav Sveceny and Richard Pachman was a tremendous success.
Deeply inspired by the romantic atmosphere, the fascinating beauty and the history of the golden city, François Glorieux composed several works celebrating the capital of the Czech Republic:
- PRAHA, a suite of 8 pieces for brass and percussion orchestra evocating HRADCANY, PETRIN, VACLAVSKE NAMESTI, VYSEHRADSKY HRBITOV, STAROMESTSKE NAMESTI, KARLUV MOST, THE OLD NARROW STREETS BY NIGHT, KRIZIKOVA FONTANA
- SOUVENIRS OF PRAGUE, 6 pieces for brass quartet: THE PRAGUE'S SPRING, CERTOVKA, BERTRAMKA, CHRAM SVATY VIT, VILA AMERIKA, KARLOVA
- HYMNA PRO PRAHU, for brass and percussion
- NIGHTFALL ON PRAGUE, for solo violin and strings or piano (also for alto-flute, flute and strings or piano)
- IN MEMORIAM JAN PALACH, for trumpet solo, brass and percussion or piano
- SLAVONIC FRIENDSHIP (SLOVANSKE PRATELSTVI), for piano
- VINOHRADY, for solo violin and strings or piano
Click here to read more about the cd François dedicated to the golden city.
Click here to view the pictures of François' visit to Prague.