When Debussy became music critic for leading Parisian artistic journal, La Revue Blanche in 1904, he penned imaginative articles in the form of a conversation with a fictitious character by the name of Monsieur Croche. Kheops Ensemble present a programme inspired by pieces related to these imaginary and often wry conversations.

Claude Debussy, Syrinx for flute – Violin Sonata in G minor : Finale – Deux Mélodies for voice and piano – Sonata for flute, viola and harp : Finale

Modeste Moussorgski, The Nursery for soprano and piano

Maurice Ravel, selection from Ma mère l’oye for piano four hands – Piano Trio in A minor : Pantomime

Camille Saint-Saëns, from Carnaval des Animaux : The Swan – Tarentelle for flute, clarinet and piano, Op. 6

Jules Massenet, Elegy for voice, cello and harp

Bela Kovacs, Hommage à Strauss for clarinet

Alphonse Hasselmans, La source for harp

Ning Kam, violin, viola

Marie Hallynck, cello

Sophie Hallynck, harp

Muhiddin Durruoglu, piano
Anne Cambier, vocal
Patrick Leterme, piano, texts