FRANCIS POULENC: 'CONCIERTO CAMPESTRE' for harpsichord and orchestra

SILVIA MÁRQUEZ, harpsichord

VIRGINIA MARTÍNEZ, conductor

F. Poulenc – Concierto campestre, for harpsichord and orchestra

I. Stravinsky – Sinfonía nº 1

The Concert champêtre (Concierto campestre) is a harpsichord concerto written by Francis Poulenc, to be performed by the harpsichordist, organist and fortepianist Silvia Márquez. It is regarded as a neoclassical piece with clear allusions to the Baroque, when the harpsichord was a common instrument. The OSRM concert series in Cartagena will close with the First Symphony by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, conducted by Virginia Martínez.