J.S.BACH Bach : Sei suonate a Cembalo certato e Violino solo (Éditions Hortus, 2023)
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Composed at the Court of Coethen (1718 -1723), these six sonatas are a testament to a boundless imagination and an incredible creative power. J.S. Bach excels in the Ars combinatoria where thematic responses with two or three voices flourish, and cultivates with tenderness the art of moving and convincing in his slow movements.
Chamber Works of Éric Tanguy (Navona Records, 2022)
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This album from Navona Records and composer Éric Tanguy delivers three world premiere recordings and a curated selection of the composer’s chamber pieces that demonstrates his illustrative style of punctuated modality. Brought to life by talented artists Ambroise Aubrun (violin), Cécilia Tsan (cello), Steven Vanhauwaert (piano), Martin Chalifour (violin), and Elissa Johnston (soprano), these seven pieces reflect many years of past collaboration amongst the performers resulting in a connection that is translated through thoughtful yet intense musical stylings. Tanguy’s ear-catching melodies and personalized compositions foster a sound quality that showcases the strengths and dexterity of the performers, all the while providing a stimulating and intimate listening experience.
Paris <> Los Angeles Milhaud, Mozart Zeisl (Editions Hortus, 2020)
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The inspiration to record this program was born in 2011 when my doctorate research at the University of California led me to discover the music of Eric Zeisl. This album depicts the friendship between Eric Zeisl and Darius Milhaud and their mutual admiration for each other’s work, and revisits Mozart's sonata in E minor which fascinated Zeisl.
Austrian-American composer Eric Zeisl was born in Vienna on May 18, 1905. Forced to flee Vienna in 1938, Zeisl first found refuge in Paris before relocating in 1939 to the United States. While in Paris, Zeisl received strong support from Darius Milhaud who became his life-long friend and played a significant role in helping the Zeisl family immigrate to Paris before their departure for the United States.
Romance de Guerre, Dale, Elgar, Fairchild, Gaubert (Editions Hortus, 2018)
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As the long months of the Great War wore on, society clung to its former codes, to habits belonging to prewar times. Many composers, whether far removed from the conflict like Elgar or wallowing in the mud of the trenches like Philippe Gaubert, were convinced that the sonata, which for over a century had been playing on the salons’ heartstrings, was not about to die. If the Elgar sonata is well-known, the works of Philippe Gaubert and all the more those of Blair Fairchild, unfairly forgotten, deserve a revival.
