Composer: Lili Boulanger, Ernest Chausson, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Henri Pierné, Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Louis Vierne
Performer: Duo Avad, Rieko Yoshizumi, Clemens Krieger
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Genuin
Release: 2021
Size: 670 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Pierné: Expansion for Cello and Piano, Op. 21
02. Pierné: Caprice for Piano and Cello, Op. 16
03. Debussy: Intermezzo for cello & piano, L. 27
04. Debussy: Nocturne et Scherzo
05. Chausson: Pièce Op. 39
Vierne: Soirs étrangers Op. 56
06. I. Grenade
07. II. Sur le Léman
08. III. Venise
09. IV. Steppe canadien
10. V. Poissons chinois
11. Fauré: Romance in A major for cello & piano, Op. 69
12. Fauré: Papillon, Op. 77
Ravel: Sonatine
13. II. Mouvement de menuet (Arr. L. Roques & C. Krieger for Cello & Piano)
14. Boulanger: D’un soir triste
Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56
15. III. Jardin de Dolly
16. VI. Pas espagnol
17. Saint-Saëns: Le Cygne (from Le carnaval des animaux)
Just how much wonderful French music there is to discover from the period circa 1900 is revealed to us by Duo Avad on their new GENUIN CD. Cellist Clemens Krieger and pianist Rieko Yoshizumi present original compositions and arrangements that reach far beyond the standard repertoire. The CD features tiny treasures of little-known composers such as Gabriel Pierné and Louis Vierne as well as unknown works by the ‘greats’ such as Debussy, Ravel and Fauré. Of particular note is the ‘Soir triste’ by Lili Boulanger, who died much too early. Reconstructed by the ensemble, it is recorded here for the first time. This is intimate, impressionistic chamber music, elegantly and finely performed at the highest level.