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| Material Type: | Music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Document Type: | Sound Recording | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Music Type: | Sonatas; Waltzes; Suites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jean-Guihen Queyras; Alexandre Tharaud; Claude Debussy; Francis Poulenc |
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| OCLC Number: | 297174898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | For violoncello and piano; the 2nd work originally written for piano; the 4th work originally written for violin and piano; the 5th work originally written for baritone and piano, Avec une si belle main from Chansons gaillardes; the 6th work originally written for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, and harpsichord. Compact disc. Includes program and biographical notes, and a short interview with Jean-Guihen Queyras in French with English and German translations (31 p.) inserted in container. |
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| Performer(s): | Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello ; Alexandre Tharaud, piano. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production notes: | Recorded Feb. 2008, at the Abbaye de l'Epau, Le Mans. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Description: | Modern, 1900-1999, France, Chamber Music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre / Style: | Chamber Music; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reviews
All Music Guide
Combining works by Debussy and Poulenc on an album may, to some, seem a bit ironic seeing as at one point, the latter railed against the music of the former. Poulenc was later to change his tune, though, and eventually became one of Debussy's most ardent admirers. The two were greatly responsible for a new direction in French music, which, ironically, required both of them to look to composers of the past for inspiration. Performing these two composers' works for cello and piano are cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and pianist Alexandre Tharaud. This duo has frequently collaborated in the past to great effect. Their performances of Debussy and Poulenc are equally insightful and technically commanding. Queyras's playing is meticulous throughout, paying careful attention to all of the subtle nuances in the score. His intonation is pristine and his left hand delivers even the most rapid passages with the utmost clarity. Balance between cello and piano is carefully detailed and listeners are given a true sense of dialogue between the two instruments. Queyras's sound is clear and sweet, though some listeners may find that fails to truly dig into the strings in an attempt to make a more perfumed, French sound. Queyras also tends to choose very bright tempos. The opening movement of the Poulenc sonata, for example, is marked Allegro -- Tempo di Marcia, yet is played much faster than what typically might be thought of as a march tempo. ~ Mike D. Brownell, Rovi Read more...
