Concert | Between light and expression. From Monet to the Polish creators of the École de Paris

It's time for another concert from the “Music in the Museum” series!

Where do we go when we hit the road? What do we leave behind and what do we find at the end of the journey? Is it possible to move away without losing what unites us to our roots?

Rarely combined Polish and French songs, opera arias and piano pieces create a space full of mystery and imagination, in which each listener will find their own answers. From the hectic pulse of the city to the nocturnal contemplation of nature, the concert is conceived as a poetic tale of freedom and the search for a way.

Between France and Poland, pianist Agnieszka Ufniarz and baritone Matthieu Walendzik follow in the footsteps of artists for whom travel and encounter with the other world have become a source of creativity. The echo of the concert enters into a direct dialogue with the collection of the Polish Art Gallery of the National Museum in Poznań, evoking the spirit of freedom that has intertwined the artistic paths of Poland and France for generations, and whose unique embodiment has become the work of Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

Program:

PART I

Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876—1909)/Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer

Goes to the Fields, Op. 3 No. 2

Francis Poulenc (1899—1963)/William Apollinaire

Voyage à Paris, FP 107 nr 4

Józef Michał Poniatowski (1816—1873)/Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Émilien Pacini

Pierre de Medici — Juliana scene

“Beloved Mother, Darling Shadow”

Friedrich Chopin (1810—1849)

Polonaise in A major, Op. 53

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860—1941)/Adam Mickiewicz

Tears Shed, Op. 18 No. 1

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860—1941)/Théophile Gautier

In the forest

PART II

Friedrich Chopin (1810—1849)

Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

Gabriel Fauré (1845—1924)/Paul Verlaine

En mutdine, op. 58 no. 2

Ignatius Jan Paderewski (1860—1941)/Paul Verlaine

Dans la forêt, op. 22 nr 1

Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876—1909)/Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer

I Remember Quiet, Bright, Golden Days, Op. 1 No. 5

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)/Paul Verlaine

The sea is more beautiful

Gabriel Faure (1845—1924)/Sully Prudhomme

Les Berceaux, op. 23 no. 1

PART III

Francis Poulenc (1899—1963)/William Apollinaire

Four poems by Guillaume Apollinaire, FP 58

L'Anguille

Postcard

Before the cinema

1904

Erik Satie (1866—1925)/Henry Pacory

I want you

Francis Poulenc (1899—1963)/Max Jacob

Do you write more? , FP 157 No. 2

from the Parisiana cycle

Francis Poulenc (1899—1963)/Jean Anouilh

The Paths of Love, FP 106

We cordially invite you to a real musical feast!

Date: November 11 (Wednesday)

Time: 18:00

Place: National Museum in Poznań at 9 Marcinkowski Avenue

Tickets: PLN 50 — available at the Museum box office and online — click here.