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French Cello Sonatas, Vol. 1 - Lalo, Koechlin & Pierné / Tarasova, Sokolova
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French Cello Sonatas, Vol. 1 - Lalo, Koechlin & Pierné / Tarasova, Sokolova

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Details

Composer
Charles Koechlin, Edouard Lalo, Gabriel Pierne
Artist
Marina Tarasova, Ivan Sokolov
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 27, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96566
UPC
5028421965666

About

Born in Lille, Édouard Lalo (1823–1892) studied the violin before leaving home for good, against his father’s will, to enter the Paris Conservatoire. Having graduated without family support, he began to make a living in the capital as an orchestral violinist and violist and as a member of the Quatuor Armingaud (from 1855), one of many such ensembles which sprang up within a culture of chamber music that was then supported by the foundation of the Société nationale de musique. Lalo’s Cello Sonata in A minor is relatively unknown, despite its obvious beauty and clear Schumannesque qualities.

Charles Koechlin (1867–1950) studied composition at the Paris Conservatoire with Jules Massenet and Fauré. He composed frequently, producing a huge opus of well over 200 works, and in a fluent style distinguished above all by its melodic invention, with supple and eloquent melodic themes. In that regard, the spirit of Fauré is never far away in the Cello Sonata Op.66 – allusive, imbued with a retrospective spirit which unfolds into a kind of accompanied recitative, quintessentially cellistic. Koechlin wrote the Sonata in October 1917 in a flurry of chamber-music activity. Gabriel Pierné (1863–1937), also an alumnus of the Paris Conservatoire, was a successful musician and won the coveted Prix de Rome in 1882. Pierné became one of the most influential musicians in Paris, more at the time through his conducting than his composing. He introduced audiences at the Concerts Colonne to countless premieres of lasting significance, and was one of the principal conductors for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, conducting the world premiere of Stravinsky’s Firebird.

Pierné’s single-movement Cello Sonata in F sharp minor is in a cyclical form, following the example of Franck and Liszt.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante non troppo 08:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante non troppo
    Duration
    08:47
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Marina Tarasova, Ivan Sokolov
  2. 2 II. Andante 05:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Marina Tarasova, Ivan Sokolov
  3. 3 III. Allegro 06:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Marina Tarasova, Ivan Sokolov
  4. 4 I. Tres modéré 03:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Tres modéré
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Marina Tarasova, Ivan Sokolov
  5. 5 II. Andante quasi adagio 03:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante quasi adagio
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Marina Tarasova, Ivan Sokolov
  6. 6 III. Final: Allegro non troppo 08:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Final: Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Marina Tarasova, Ivan Sokolov
  7. 7 Sonate en une partie in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 46 24:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    Sonate en une partie in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 46
    Duration
    24:42
    Composer
    Gabriel Pierné
    Performer
    Marina Tarasova, Ivan Sokolov