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Avec Elles / Mathilde Calderini
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Avec Elles / Mathilde Calderini

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Composer
Claude Arrieu, Mel Bonis, Lise Borel, Cecile Chaminade, Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc
Artist
Mathilde Calderini, Aurele Marthan
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Jul 19, 2024
Catalog #
ALPHA1061
UPC
3701624510612

About

Each of the works on this recording was either composed by or inspired by a woman. We meet Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944) and her Concertino - 'a piece that has accompanied me for years and encapsulates her immense talent', says Mathilde Calderini; Claude Arrieu (1903-90), a pupil of Marguerite Long and Paul Dukas; Mel Bonis (1858-1937); and the young composer Lise Borel (b. 1993), whom Mathilde Calderini commissioned to write a piece entitled Miroir, which she premiered in 2023 with Aurele Marthan, the pianist on this recording and a longstanding artistic partner of hers. Debussy's famous nymph Syrinx and a transcription of his prelude La Fille aux cheveux de lin are also on the programme, as are his Six epigraphes antiques, inspired by the Chansons de Bilitis, named after an (entirely fictional) ancient poetess. Francis Poulenc's Sonata of 1957 is 'probably one of the most beautiful pieces ever written for flute and piano', according to the French flautist. The work was commissioned by the American pianist and philanthropist Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, who also did a great deal for such composers as Ravel, Stravinsky and Barber.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Flute Concertino, Op. 107 (arr. for flute and piano) 08:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Flute Concertino, Op. 107 (arr. for flute and piano)
    Duration
    08:23
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  2. 2 Préludes, Book 1: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (arr. R. Brison for flute and piano) 02:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Préludes, Book 1: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (arr. R. Brison for flute and piano)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  3. 3 I. Andantino con moto 05:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Andantino con moto
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  4. 4 II. Scherzo: Vivace 01:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  5. 5 III. Adagio 05:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  6. 6 IV. Finale: Moderato 03:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Finale: Moderato
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  7. 7 No. 1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été 02:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  8. 8 No. 2. Pour un tombeau sans nom 03:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Pour un tombeau sans nom
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  9. 9 No. 3. Pour que la nuit soit propice 02:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Pour que la nuit soit propice
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  10. 10 No. 4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales 02:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  11. 11 No. 5. Pour I'Égyptienne 03:18
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Pour I'Égyptienne
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  12. 12 No. 6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin 01:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  13. 13 I. Allegro moderato 02:38
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Claude Arrieu
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  14. 14 II. Andantino 01:42
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Claude Arrieu
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  15. 15 III. Presto 01:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Claude Arrieu
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  16. 16 Syrinx 02:43
    Track
    16
    Title
    Syrinx
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini
  17. 17 Miroir 09:58
    Track
    17
    Title
    Miroir
    Duration
    09:58
    Composer
    Lise Borel
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  18. 18 I. Allegro malinconico 04:26
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Allegro malinconico
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  19. 19 II. Cantilena 03:53
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Cantilena
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan
  20. 20 III. Presto giocoso 03:25
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Presto giocoso
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Mathilde Calderini, Aurèle Marthan