The Violin
in Love

With the violin as our travelling companion, let's set off to discover the vast array of nuances of romantic feelings! We will enjoy Pablo de Sarasate's passionate Romance Andalouse, the moving coloratura of Edward Elgar's Salut d'amour and the desperate, virtuoso accents of Gade's tango Jalousie. 

Love becomes an extension of dance with Tchaikovsky's Valse sentimentale and Fritz Kreisler's pas de deux, which oscillates between sorrow (Liebesleid) and joy (Liebesfreud). 

Ecstatic love with Jules Massenet's famous Méditation de Thaïs and the tender strains of Henri Vieuxtemps' Romances sans paroles. There is also a touch of nostalgia in the delicate dialogue between Paganini's Cantabile and Vecsey's Valse triste...