Escales
Jacques Ibert
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Escales by Jacques Ibert
Release Date
Sun Jan 06 1924
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This orchestral suite was inspired by Ibert’s travels around the Mediterranean, and the title translates as “Ports of Call.” The three movements are labeled as follows:
Rome, Palermo
Tunis, Nefta
Valencia
The work premiered in Paris in January 1924, conducted by Paul Paray.
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Who wrote Escales's ?
Escales was written by Jacques Ibert.
When did Jacques Ibert release Escales?
Jacques Ibert released Escales on Sun Jan 06 1924.
What did Jacques Ibert say about "Escales"?
Ibert said
Initially, it was an orchestral suite of three numbers, which I had ingeniously titled 1, 2, and 3 … People felt, not unreasonably, that this was not very expressive… . They kindly asked me to be more explicit.
In the first movement, the sounds of a tarantella occasionally appear agains...
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