Mon Ami, Mon Amour / Haimovitz, Kodama

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Label
PENTATONE
Release Date
November 6, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Haimovitz, Kodama
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 06, 2020
    • UPC
      827949081668
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PTC5186816
    • LABEL
      PENTATONE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro: Tempo di marcia

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    2. II. Cavatine

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    3. III. Ballabile

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    4. IV. Finale

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    5. Papillon, Op. 77

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    6. Élégie, Op. 251

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    7. Nocturne (arr. M. Haimovitz for cello and piano)

      Composer: Lili Boulanger

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    8. Cortège (arr. M. Haimovitz for cello and piano)

      Composer: Lili Boulanger

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    9. No. 1. Modéré

      Composer: Nadia Boulanger

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    10. No. 2. Sans vitesse et à l'aise

      Composer: Nadia Boulanger

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    11. No. 3. Vite et nerveusement rythmé

      Composer: Nadia Boulanger

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    12. 2 Mélodies hébraïques: No. 1. Kaddisch (arr. M. Haimovitz for cello and piano)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    13. I. Prologue

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    14. II. Sérénade -

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    15. III. Finale

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama

    16. Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (arr. for cello and piano)

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Matt Haimovitz, Mari Kodama


Marking the 20th anniversary of the ground-breaking, Grammy Award-winning OXINGALE RECORDS, MON AMI, Mon amour offers music which, even in times of darkness, never loses sight of its joie de vivre. The vibrant musical palette of cellist Matt Haimovitz and the graceful insight of pianist Mari Kodama exquisitely meld in MON AMI, Mon amour. Cello and piano remain in constant, colorful conversation for rarities by sisters Lili and Nadia Boulanger, in Debussy’s neo-Baroque Sonata, and in the effervescent world of Poulenc’s Cello Sonata. Ravel’s poignant Kaddish and Milhaud’s hopeful E´le´gie, composed at the end of World War II, round out the program. Two Fauré gems are included, the virtuosic Papillon and the breathtaking Après un rêve, with its longing for a mysterious night and an elusive, ecstatic love.

REVIEW:

The two major works—the opener, Francis Poulenc’s exquisite violin sonata; and Claude Debussy’s enchanting cello sonata—are played with graceful intimacy, while shorter pieces by Fauré (two of them!), Milhaud, Ravel and the sisters Lili and Nadia Boulanger are given equally committed readings by these perfectly paired artists.

– The Flip Side