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I MAFESTIVAL 2014 1-10 AUG METAM ORPHOSES One of the biggest literary masterpieces of all time, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, served as a source of inspiration for the 51st edition of MAfestival Bruges, from 1–10 August 2014. A wide variety of transformations from Greek and Roman mythology unfolds in the epic poem, as Ovid narrates of numerous characters and their metamorphoses in a stunningly colourful and imaginative language. ‘Everything changes, nothing perishes,’ a thought which remains fascinatingly topical in the 21st century. With this quote as a starting point, MAfestival goes in search of diverse metamorphoses in music. It goes without saying that several mythological characters will pass in review, in programs with a metamorphosis as the thematic starting point. As such, the world renowned Italian ensemble Il Giardino Armonico devotes a concert to Händel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo. The youthful force of Cappella Mediterranea, conducted by the Argentinian top conductor Leonardo García Alarcón brings La Dafne by Marco da Gagliano. The illustrious poet-singer Orpheus makes his appearance during the concerts of L’Yriade and cantoLX. Apart from this context you will also hear some musical metamorphoses, like Schumann’s Papillons, performed by winner of the International Competition Musica Antiqua 2013 Elizaveta Miller, and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in arrangements by carilloneur Arie Abbenes and recorder virtuoso Erik Bosgraaf. MAfestival 2014 also explores some processes of formal transformation in music. The duo Istomin-Sofronitsky and Hespèrion XXI illustrate the plethora of metamorphoses musical themes can undergo in the course of a series of variations, fugue or fantasia.
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