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Mathieu Herzog and the Appassionato Orchestra.<div> Gain a new perspective on the great works of the repertoire. Alongside Mathieu Herzog and the Appassionato Orchestra, this format offers a vibrant immersion into the heart of the scores: insights, listening guides, tips, and stories enrich the concert experience. For 1 hour and 15 minutes, the conductor speaks directly to the audience with passion, humor, and a pedagogical approach, introducing them to the "hits" of classical music, as well as the surprising anecdotes behind their creation, revealing what makes them so powerful today.</div><div><br></div><div> A guitar concerto, what a strange idea, you'd never hear the instrument with a whole orchestra! Yet Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez is a worldwide hit of classical music and you're certainly able to hum the theme of the Adagio, so beautiful that it has become a standard covered by Gil Evans and Miles Davis, Fairuz, Jim Hall and even... Demis Roussos!</div><div><br></div><div> Composed in 1939 in a war-torn Spain, this concerto suspends time and transports us to the gardens of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, near Madrid, designed at the end of the 18th century as an oasis. The guitar first dances to a fandango rhythm, then engages in a melancholic dialogue with the orchestral instruments, particularly the clarinet, and finally dances once more under the sun.</div><div><br></div><div> A musical emblem of Spain, this concerto never descends into Spanish-style melodrama and has given the genre a pure masterpiece.</div><div><br></div><div> With Mathieu Herzog, the Appassionato Orchestra and Philippe Mouratoglou, immediate boarding for a timeless journey through the sumptuous beauty of timbres, brimming with sunshine and nostalgia.</div>