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French Album / Jose Federico Osorio
Cedille

French Album / Jose Federico Osorio

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Composer
CHABRIER DEBUSSY FAURE RAVE
Artist
Jorge Federico Osorio
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Aug 14, 2020
Catalog #
CDR 197
UPC
735131919722

About

Distinguished international pianist Jorge Federico Osorio brings his flair for French music to works of the Baroque, Romantic, and early 20th century eras by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Emmanuel Chabrier, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel. Fittingly, Osorio opens The French Album with Fauré’s exquisite Pavane and concludes with the ever-popular Pavane pour une enfante défunte by Fauré’s student, Ravel. The Mexican-born, European-trained pianist offers eight of Debussy’s pictorial Préludes, each with its unique sound world, including the mystical La Cathédrale engloutie, one of the most stunning pieces ever composed for piano. Another audience favorite is Debussy’s evocative Claire de lune from his Suite bergamasque. Providing contrast, Rameau’s whimsical Les Tricotets conjures the back-and-forth motion of knitting needles. A set of Spanish-flavored works include Chabrier’s Cuban-inspired Habanera; Debussy’s lively La Puerta del Vino, depicting sailors carousing and enjoying their wine, and La soirée dans Grenade, where the piano imitates the sound of a guitar; and Ravel’s Alborado del gracioso, brimming with Iberian rhythms.

REVIEW:

What appears to be a hodgepodge of French pieces actually emerges as a carefully crafted program. Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio begins with Fauré’s famous Pavane, where his elegant phrasing and fluid “walking” tempo assiduously segue into a well-contrasted Debussy group. He brings a strong rhythmic profile and dry-point clarity to works dominated by rapid passagework such as Les collines d’Anacapri, Ce qu’a vu le vent d’Ouest, and Feux d’artifice, as well as Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso.

While Osorio certainly embraces the sensual undercurrents in Clair de lune, Voiles, Feuilles mortes, and La cathédrale engloutie, the climaxes have plenty of backbone. The pianist similarly integrates curvaceous lilt and unsentimental grit in Chabrier’s Habanera and Debussy’s habanera-like La Puerta del Vino and La soirée dans Grenade. Three selections from Rameau’s G major Suite stand out for Osorio’s care over ornaments, although his slightly heavy way with the final selection, Ravel’s Pavane, misses the animation and flexibility of the old Gieseking and Casadesus recordings. All told, an enjoyable and well-put-together recital.

– ClassicsToday.com (Jed Distler)

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Pavane, Op. 50 (version for piano) 05:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Pavane, Op. 50 (version for piano)
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  2. 2 Préludes, Book 1: No. 5. Les collines d'Anacapri 03:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Préludes, Book 1: No. 5. Les collines d'Anacapri
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  3. 3 Préludes, Book 2: No. 7. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune 04:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Préludes, Book 2: No. 7. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  4. 4 Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune 05:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  5. 5 No. 7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest 03:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  6. 6 No. 2. Voiles 03:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Voiles
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  7. 7 No. 10. La cathédrale engloutie 06:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 10. La cathédrale engloutie
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  8. 8 No. 12. Feux d'artifice 04:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 12. Feux d'artifice
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  9. 9 No. 2. Feuilles mortes 03:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Feuilles mortes
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  10. 10 I. Les tricotets 01:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Les tricotets
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  11. 11 III. Minuet I-II 03:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Minuet I-II
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  12. 12 VIII. L'Egyptienne 02:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    VIII. L'Egyptienne
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  13. 13 Habanera (version for piano) 03:51
    Track
    13
    Title
    Habanera (version for piano)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Emmanuel Chabrier
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  14. 14 Préludes, Book 2: No. 3. La Puerta del Vino 03:13
    Track
    14
    Title
    Préludes, Book 2: No. 3. La Puerta del Vino
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  15. 15 Estampes: No. 2. La soirée dans Grenade (Evening in Granada) 05:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    Estampes: No. 2. La soirée dans Grenade (Evening in Granada)
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  16. 16 Miroirs: No. 4. Alborada del gracioso 06:41
    Track
    16
    Title
    Miroirs: No. 4. Alborada del gracioso
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  17. 17 Pavane pour une infante défunte (version for piano) 06:44
    Track
    17
    Title
    Pavane pour une infante défunte (version for piano)
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio