Composer: Henri Duparc, Gabriel Urbain Fauré, César Auguste Franck, Charles Camille Saint-Saëns, Eugene Ysaÿe
Performer: Julien Libeer, Camille Thomas
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: La Dolce Volta
Catalogue: LDV29
Release: 2016
Size: 1.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Fauré: Élégie in C minor, Op. 24
02. Fauré: Mélodies, Op. 7: I. Après un rêve
03. Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne
04. Franck: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Major, FWV 8: I. Allegretto ben moderato
05. Franck: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Major, FWV 8: II. Allegro
06. Franck: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Major, FWV 8: III. Recitativo – Fantasia. Ben moderato
07. Franck: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Major, FWV 8: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
08. Ysaÿe: Solo Cello Sonata, Op. 28: I. Grave – Lento e sempre sostenuto
09. Ysaÿe: Solo Cello Sonata, Op. 28: II. Intermezzo – Poco allegretto e grazioso
10. Ysaÿe: Solo Cello Sonata, Op. 28: III. In modo di Recitativo – Adagio
11. Ysaÿe: Solo Cello Sonata, Op. 28: IV. Finale con brio – Allegro Tempo fermo
12. Fauré: Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1
13. Fauré: Sicilienne, Op. 78
14. Saint-Saëns: Suite for Cello & Piano, Op. 16: II. Sérénade
15. Duparc: L’Invitation au voyage
Camille Thomas and Julien Liebeer, ardent champions of chamber music, have devised an exceptionally varied yet coherent recital of French music for cello and piano based around two large-scale compositions: César Franck’s illustrious ‘Sonata’ and the rarely-heard but splendid ‘Sonata for unaccompanied cello’ op.28 by Eugène Ysaÿe. The programme also includes celebrated short pieces by Duparc, Fauré and Saint-Saëns, all of them bywords for lyricism and imagination. An invitation to a universe of dreams and poetry, from two artists of the new generation who met on the train to Prussia Cove in 2012. This is their first recording.