The French Influence

Julian Schwarz, cello
Marika Bournaki, piano

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Méditation Hébraïque (1924)

Ernest Bloch (1880–1959)

Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor (1915)

I. Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto 
II. Sérénade: Modérément animé 
III. Finale: Animé, léger et nerveux 

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Quatuor pour la fin du temps (1941)

V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)

Sonata for Cello and Piano (1948)

I. Allegro--Tempo di marcia
II. Cavatine
III. Ballabile 
IV. Finale

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)

Introduction and Polonaise brillante, op. 3 (1829)

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

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