Groundbreaking stories
Katarzyna Jackowska
Szczecin Philharmonic
The evening's program opens with one of the most important works of the turn of the century, often considered the beginning of musical modernism in the 20th century: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy. The composer was inspired by the symbolist poem by Stéphane Mallarmé, in which a mythical woodland creature, a faun, reminisces about a dreamlike encounter with nymphs. Debussy does not illustrate the plot but instead creates a sensual, colorful soundscape full of suspension, fluidity, and impression. This work is regarded as one of the starting points of musical modernism.
