The term ‘promenade’ (French se promener, which means to walk) was first used in the 19th century, to refer to concerts in the gardens of London, where the audience could wander while listening to live music.

In January 2016, the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum adopted this concept, transferring the usual Sunday concerts, which used to occur in the Museum and Art Library halls, to the galleries, providing the audience with an opportunity to enjoy live music during their visit to the collection. Therefore, we encourage the visitor to move around freely during the concerts, saving the seats for people with reduced mobility.

The concerts take place on the first Sunday of every month, at 12:00 p.m. 

This concert is organized in the context of the exhibition Pose and Variations. Sculpture in Paris in the age of Rodin.

 

PROGRAMME

Camille Saint-Saëns
Spring (Paul Stuart)

Charles Gounod
If thou art sleeping maiden (Henry Longfellow)

Ernest Chausson
Le colibri (Charles-Marie Leconte de Lisle)

Georges Bizet
La coccinelle (Victor Hugo)

Gabriel Fauré
Nell (Charles-Marie Leconte de Lisle)

Camille Saint-Saëns
Aimons-nous (Théodore de Banville)

Emmanuel Chabrier
Tes yeux bleus (Maurice Rollinat)

Jules Massenet
Il pleuvait (Armand Silvestre)

Claude Debussy
C’est l’extase (Paul Verlaine)

Reynaldo Hahn
À Chloris (Théodore de Viau)

Louis Vierne
Sapho (Paul Verlaine)

Charles Gounod
Stances de Sapho (Emile Augier)

Reynaldo Hahn
Néère (Charles-Marie Leconte de Lisle)

Henri Duparc
Phidylé (Charles-Marie Leconte de Lisle)

 

Cecília Rodrigues, soprano
João Paulo Santos, piano