La Danza

Henry Purcell   (1659-1695)

”The fairy Queen”  (extraits)

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Prelude - Rondeau

Dance of the Followers of Night 

Hornpipe - Entry Dance

Air - Dance for the Fairies - Jig

Komitas Vardapet   (1869-1935)

Armenian folk dances

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Noubar-Noubar

Chouchiki

Vararchabad

Dmitri Shostakovitch    (1906-1975)

Jazz-Suite No.1

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Foxtrot (Blues)

Waltz 

Polka

Béla Bartók   (1881-1945)

Rumanian Dances

Aram Khachaturian   (1903-1978)

Extraits du ballet “Gayaneh”

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Dance of the Rose Maidens

Lullaby

Sabre Dance

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Alberto Ginastera    (1916-1983)

Danza de la moza donosa

Ernesto Nazareth   (1863-1934)

Pierrot - Nove de Julho - Cutuba

With « La Danza », Take 4 spins the audience through such diverse dances and rhythms as classical ballet music, Baltic Folklore, jazzy waltz, foxtrot and polka, South American milonga, tango and choros. 

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La Danza“, TAKE FOUR arouses the fascination of the dance as its most primal, an ancient form of nonverbal expression. The music awakens various eras and cultures and takes the audience on a multifaceted and varied trip around our globe. Take Four spins the audience through such diverse dances and rhythms as classical ballet music, Baltic Folklore, jazzy waltz, foxtrot and polka, South American Milonga and Choros. In Purcell’s dance suite, the atmosphere of 17th century English court comes to life, in Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite, the exuberance and decadence of the 1920’s. Later, Komitas immerses the listener into the barren world of Armenian steppe, and Nazareth virtuoso compositions pulse with the untamed and overwhelming South American zest for life.