Composer: Hans Abrahamsen, Gérard Pesson, Oscar Strasnoy
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Tito Ceccherini, Mathieu Lussier
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Release: 2020
Size: 570 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Hans Abrahamsen:
Left, Alone
01. I. Very fast
02. II. Slowly walking
03. III. Presto fluente
04. IV. Slowly
05. V. Prestissimo tempestuoso
06. VI. In a tempo from another time – In a time for a slow motion – Suddenly in flying time, “Fairy Tale Time”
Gérard Pesson:
07. Future is a faded song
Oscar Strasnoy:
08. Strasnoy: Kuleshov
This album brings together world premiere recordings of three aesthetically diverse piano concertos that were written for Alexandre Tharaud. They are Left, alone by the Dane Hans Abrahamsen (b. 1952), Future is a faded song by the Frenchman Gérard Pesson (b.1958) and Kuleshov by the Argentian-born Frenchman Oscar Strasnoy (b.1970). Strasnoy has said that his concerto was “inspired by Alexandre Tharaud’s unique and inimitable phrasing and clarity of playing.” No doubt those words could apply to all three works on the album.