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Romantic Candlelight Music


Details

Woodland Spark full profile / Violin & Guitar Duet / 2 musicians

Other players: Violinist: Madeleine Downs; Guitarist: John Hicks, Steve Lacey, or Gary Dolinsky


Full program notes

Classical Guitar and Violin (13 minutes):

La Romanesca by Fernando Sor
Pavane, Op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
Méditation from the opera Thaïs by Jules Massenet
Salut d’amour by Edward Elgar

Paris Café Music (12 minutes):

French & Québécois traditional music
Plaisir d’amour by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

---Intermission---

French Waltzes to dance to (13 minutes)

Encore: Lively French Canadian Reels - Traditional music (7 minutes)


Historical context

This program of mainly French music is a combination of Classical & French Traditional music. Designed to relax you & set the tone for a romantic candlelight dinner!
Sit back and be serenaded, or get up and dance to these beautiful romantic waltzes, meditations, and love songs which have stood the test of time.
Madeleine (violinist) is half French, so this program holds personal meaning.


Audio from this ensemble

Paddy Ryan's Dream Reel / The Lads of Laois - Irish Bouzouki (Gary Dolinsky), Accordion (Somer O'Brien), Violin (Madeleine Downs)

Wedding Waltz: Tabhair Dom Do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand) - by Ruaidhrí Dall Ó Catháin, c. 1603 - Guitar (John Hicks), Accordion (Somer O'Brien), Violin (Madeleine Downs)

Out on the Ocean - Viola (Madeleine Downs) & Irish Bouzouki (Gary Dolinsky)

Où sont donc ces amants? - La musique traditionnelle française - Accordion (Somer O'Brien), Guitar (John Hicks), Violin (Madeleine Downs)

Health to the Ladies / Haste to the Wedding / The Rose in the Heather - Violin (Madeleine Downs), Accordion (Somer O'Brien), Guitar (John Hicks)

Méditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet - Piano (Somer O'Brien), Violin (Madeleine Downs)


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