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Debussy, Faure, Franck, Saint-Saens & Francoeur: Works for C
Audite Musikproduktion

Debussy, Faure, Franck, Saint-Saens & Francoeur: Works for C

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Composer
DEBUSSY FAURE FRANCK
Artist
CHENG2 DUO
Format
CD
Label
Audite Musikproduktion
Released
Nov 11, 2016
Catalog #
AUD97698
UPC
4022143976987

About

A young duo introduces itself. The interpretations of Cheng² Duo are steeped in a rare balance of an unfiltered, youthful joy of playing and enthusiasm on the one hand, and mature, profound and advanced interpretations on the other, always demonstrating technical perfection: they command attention from the first note. Bryan and Silvie Cheng are brother and sister; he is a cellist, she a pianist, and together they are the Cheng² Duo (pronounced Cheng Squared Duo), now presenting their debut album. These two Canadian artists are children of Chinese immigrants: she was born in Tokyo, he in Ottawa; today, he lives in Berlin, she in New York - cosmopolitans, therefore, with a diverse cultural background. Both are young, barely or around twenty years of age: audite's youngest artists to date, which also reflects the label's strong commitment to its performers. This first disc makes the panorama of French chamber music written between the 1860s and the 1910s come alive in all its diversity: from multiple-movement works whose composers mainly drew on Beethoven and the German romantic composers, through to character pieces which formed part of the repertoire performed in sophisticated salons. Principal trends, some of which were devoted to one another by way of trenchant polemics, are represented by works of César Franck, Camille Saint-Saëns and his student Gabriel Fauré, as well as Claude Debussy. The performers have not only proved an instant success as Cheng² Duo - stepping in at short notice at Carnegie Hall and impressing both the audience and the promoter to the extent that they were immediately re-invited - but have also won renowned awards as soloists, each in their own right.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prologue 04:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prologue
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  2. 2 II. Sérénade 03:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Sérénade
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  3. 3 III. Finale 03:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Finale
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  4. 4 3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 1. Après un rêve (arr. for cello and piano) 03:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 1. Après un rêve (arr. for cello and piano)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  5. 5 Sicilienne, Op. 78 04:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sicilienne, Op. 78
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  6. 6 Élégie, Op. 24 07:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    Élégie, Op. 24
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  7. 7 I. Allegretto ben moderato 06:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegretto ben moderato
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    César Franck
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  8. 8 II. Allegro 08:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    César Franck
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  9. 9 III. Recitativo - Fantasia: Ben moderato - molto lento 07:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Recitativo - Fantasia: Ben moderato - molto lento
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    César Franck
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  10. 10 IV. Allegretto poco mosso 06:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Allegretto poco mosso
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    César Franck
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  11. 11 Allegro appassionato in B Minor, Op. 43 (version for cello and piano) 04:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    Allegro appassionato in B Minor, Op. 43 (version for cello and piano)
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  12. 12 Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (version for cello and piano) 02:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (version for cello and piano)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  13. 13 I. Adagio cantabile 02:05
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Adagio cantabile
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    François Francœur
    Ensemble
    Cheng² Duo
  14. 14 II. Allegro vivo 02:04
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allegro vivo
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    François Francœur