Composer: Pierre de Breville, Joseph Canteloube
Performer: Philippe Graffin, Pascal Devoyon
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA67427
Release: 2004
Size: 277 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Bréville: Violin Sonata No. 1 in C sharp minor
01. I. Mouvement modéré
02. II. Gai, mais pas trop vite
03. III. Lamento: Extrêmement lent
04. IV. Modérément animé et martial
Canteloube: Suite: Dans la montagne
05. I. En plein vent
06. II. Le soir
07. III. Jour de fête
08. IV. Dans le bois au printemps
The enterprising Philippe Graffin and Pascal Devoyon continue their Odyssey through the byways of the French repertoire with two enchanting discoveries for violin and piano. Joseph Canteloube is remembered these days almost exclusively for a bouquet of songs drawn from his five cycles of Chants dAuvergne; Pierre de Breville, much lauded during his lifetime, does not even have Canteloubes one-work-composer status to keep his name before the public. Both deserve better. Brevilles Violin Sonata No 1 in C sharp minor, the first of five, was composed in 1918/9. Premiered by George Enescu, this is a good-humoured work, combining the lyricism of Faure and Chausson with a personal freshness of style to make an appealing, and highly original, whole. Canteloube wrote his suite Dans la montagne early in his career and its very spontaneity makes for a striking contrast with Brevilles predilection for complexity of form. Written under the attentive guidance of Vincent dIndy, the suite perfectly encapsulates the atmosphere of a summer evening in the foothills of the composers beloved Auvergne.