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Koechlin: Chansons Bretonnes, Cello Sonata; Debussy / Bruns
Haenssler Classic

Koechlin: Chansons Bretonnes, Cello Sonata; Debussy / Bruns

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Composer
KOECHLIN, CHARLES
Artist
Bruns, Ishay
Format
CD
Label
Haenssler Classic
Released
Sep 18, 2006
Catalog #
98258
UPC
4010276019084

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KOECHLIN Chansons bretonnes, op. 115. Cello Sonata, op. 66. DEBUSSY Cello Sonata • Peter Bruns (vc); Roglit Ishay (pn) • HÄNSSLER CD 98.258 (53:11)


The tentative thumbs-up given to the Lidstrom/Forsberg tilt at Koechlin— Chansonnes Bretonnes , Books I and II, and the Cello Sonata (Hyperion 66979, Fanfare 22:1); Book III (Hyperion 67244, Fanfare 27: 2)—is a thumbs-down after hearing this new Bruns/Ishay release. With no comparisons, Lidstrom’s dragging pace and overload of clinging sensitivity presented Koechlin’s art as recondite, arcane, fragile, spaced-out, while Bruns and Ishay’s brisker pace—often by several minutes in many of these brief pieces—animates the Breton folk-song arrangements with lift, lilt, and charm. Likewise, the novel melodic/harmonic geste of the Cello Sonata leaps from the limbo of the “interesting” chez Lidstrom/Forsberg (the consolation prize one awards music of unfathomable complexity one intends never to hear again) to the desmesne of the piquantly novel, teasing us to return. Nor are Bruns and Ishay hustling the music for an easy score, but following directions—the Andante quasi Adagio of the Sonata’s middle movement, for instance, need not be a molasses-treading dirge, as it is with Lidstrom and Forsberg. The contrast puts one in mind of Schoenberg’s quip, “My music isn’t ‘Modern,’ just poorly performed.”


While Koechlin titled the folk-song collection Vingt Chansons bretonnes , Lidstrom and Forsberg have included a Marche d’Arthur which the composer omitted “due to its brevity (five bars),” Koechlin scholar Robert Orledge notes, though the performers distend this to 28 seconds. Bruns and Ishay eschew it but give us the set of 20 pieces, as Koechlin prepared it, complete on a single disc. Their Debussy Cello Sonata seems to search for a bit more than there is to find, heard after, say, Gary Hoffmann’s breezier go at it with David Golub (Delos 3167), though their performance still gives pleasure, supplying a substantial bonus. Sound is upfront and balanced, capturing every nuance with vibrant gutsiness. Orledge’s informed liner notes confect a final elegance. The performances of choice, enthusiastically recommended.


FANFARE: Adrian Corleonis

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. La Prophetie de Gwenc'hlan 02:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. La Prophetie de Gwenc'hlan
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  2. 2 No. 2. Le Seigneur Nann et la fee 02:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Le Seigneur Nann et la fee
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  3. 3 No. 3. Le Vin des Gaulois 00:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Le Vin des Gaulois
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  4. 4 No. 4. Azenor la pale 01:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Azenor la pale
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  5. 5 No. 5. Saint-Efflam et le Roi Arthur 01:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Saint-Efflam et le Roi Arthur
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  6. 6 No. 6. Les Laboureurs 03:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Les Laboureurs
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  7. 7 I. Tres modéré 03:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Tres modéré
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  8. 8 II. Andante quasi adagio 03:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante quasi adagio
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  9. 9 III. Final: Allegro non troppo 05:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Final: Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  10. 10 No. 7. Les 3 Moines rouges 01:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 7. Les 3 Moines rouges
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  11. 11 No. 8. Alain-le-Renard 00:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 8. Alain-le-Renard
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  12. 12 No. 9. Le Baron de Jaouioz 02:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 9. Le Baron de Jaouioz
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  13. 13 No. 10. Notre-Dame du Folgoat 01:39
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 10. Notre-Dame du Folgoat
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  14. 14 No. 11. Iannik Skolan 01:07
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 11. Iannik Skolan
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  15. 15 No. 12. La Ceiture de noces 01:39
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 12. La Ceiture de noces
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  16. 16 No. 13. L'Enfant suppose 01:43
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 13. L'Enfant suppose
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  17. 17 No. 14. Merlin au berceau 01:12
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 14. Merlin au berceau
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  18. 18 No. 15. La Conversion de Merlin 00:59
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 15. La Conversion de Merlin
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  19. 19 No. 16. La Chanson du pilote 01:11
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 16. La Chanson du pilote
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  20. 20 No. 17. L'Epouse du croise 00:39
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 17. L'Epouse du croise
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  21. 21 No. 18. Le Rossignol modulant 00:27
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 18. Le Rossignol modulant
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  22. 22 No. 19. Le Page de Louis XIII 00:38
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 19. Le Page de Louis XIII
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  23. 23 No. 20. La Faucon 01:59
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 20. La Faucon
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  24. 24 I. Prologue 04:31
    Track
    24
    Title
    I. Prologue
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  25. 25 II. Serenade 03:06
    Track
    25
    Title
    II. Serenade
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay
  26. 26 III. Final 03:36
    Track
    26
    Title
    III. Final
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Peter Bruns, Roglit Ishay