Musique des Amants

Duo Blaeu presents 'Musique des Amants' at Splendor: four French works exploring desire in all its forms - tender, sultry, obsessive, elusive.

The programme features Franck's Violin Sonata in A major, Ravel's Pièce en forme de Habanera, Messiaen's Thème et variations, and Debussy's Violin Sonata in G minor - his last completed composition. Together they form a journey through twentieth-century French music, from romantic passion to musical abstraction.

Duo Blaeu consists of violinist Feyona van Iersel and pianist Martijn Smits, who have been performing together for years in various chamber music ensembles.