Composer: Henri Fredien Tomasi
Performer: Stéphanie Moraly, Romain David
Orchestra: Orchestre De La Garde Republicaine
Conductor: Sébastien Billard
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8579091
Release: 2022
Size: 1.08 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Concerto ‘Périple d’Ulysse’
01. I. Pesante marcato e sostenuto – Vivo
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Andante
04. IV. Final. Allegro
Capriccio
05. I. Allegretto
06. II. Andante
07. III. Final
08. Chant hébraïque
09. Tristesse d’Antar
10. Poème for Violin & Piano
11. Chant corse, vocalise-étude
12. Paghiella, Sérénade cyrnéenne
Henri Tomasi’s violin works are little known but they offer a compact insight into the direction of French 20th-century composition. The Violin Concerto ‘Périple d’Ulysse’ is a late work, by turns alluring, tragic and violent, conveyed through rhapsodic virtuosity and a rich sense of colour. The Capriccio is full of elegance and refinement with emotional intensity in its slow movement and brilliance in its finale. Chant hébraïque conjures up oriental motifs while the sequence of early works for violin and piano reference Tomasi’s Corsican heritage and evoke quasi-cinematic exoticism.