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Plaisirs Illumines / Kopatchinskaja, Camerata Bern
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Plaisirs Illumines / Kopatchinskaja, Camerata Bern

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Composer
COLL GINASTERA VERESS LIGETI
Artist
Kopatchinskaja, Camerata Bern, Gabetta, Coll
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Jan 08, 2021
Catalog #
ALPHA580
UPC
3760014195808

About

This recording presents the double concerto for violin, cello and orchestra of the Spanish composer Francisco Coll, born in 1985. Les Plaisirs Illuminés, a title inspired by Dalí’s painting of the same name, is rooted in Spanish traditions, including flamenco, yet is resolutely modern: ‘Its music is very lively rhythmically, it dances and sings- but at the same time it is very abrupt, always in search of extremes,’ says Patricia Kopatchinskaja. For this world premiere conducted by the composer, she is reunited with a longstanding partner who pursues an equally brilliant international career, the cellist Sol Gabetta. The program also features Stravinsky’s Concerto in D for string orchestra, composed in 1946 at the request of Paul Sacher for the twentieth anniversary of the Basler Kammerorchester and the Musica concertante for twelve strings by the Hungarian-born Swiss composer Sandor Veress, premiered by the Camerata Bern in 1966. A year earlier, the Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera wrote his fascinating Concerto for Strings. A kaleidoscope of colors and sounds from all over the world.

REVIEWS:

Musica concertante and Ginastera’s Concerto are both concerti grossi, which allows Kopatchinskaja to take on the roles of concertante soloist, section leader and indeed director, as both works, following Camerata Bern tradition, are given without a conductor. As such, she is very much part of an ensemble of equals, and the playing throughout is superb in its focus, precision and concentration.

– Gramophone (Editor's Choice; January 2021)

Two threads run through this adventurous disc – the spirit of Béla Bartók and the Camerata Bern’s prowess – but the force of personality at the centre of it all comes from the violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. It opens with Sándor Veress’s Musica concertante per 12 archi, written in 1965-6 for the then newly formed Camerata Bern, and which in this performance comes across with fiery, searing spirit.

– BBC Music Magazine

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 I. Improvisation 10:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Improvisation
    Duration
    10:58
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
  2. 2 II. Meditation 08:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Meditation
    Duration
    08:05
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
  3. 3 III. Action 04:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Action
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
  4. 4 Signs, Games and Messages for String Trio: Jelek VI 00:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    Signs, Games and Messages for String Trio: Jelek VI
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    György Kurtág
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann
  5. 5 I. Variazioni per i solisti 08:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Variazioni per i solisti
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
  6. 6 II. Scherzo fantastico 04:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo fantastico
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
  7. 7 III. Adagio angoscioso 06:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio angoscioso
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
  8. 8 IV. Finale furioso 04:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale furioso
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
  9. 9 44 Duos for 2 Violins, BB 104, Vol. 4: No. 43. Pizzicato 01:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    44 Duos for 2 Violins, BB 104, Vol. 4: No. 43. Pizzicato
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Sonja Starke, Patricia Kopatchinskaja
  10. 10 Balada si joc (version for 2 violins) 02:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    Balada si joc (version for 2 violins)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Suyeon Kang
  11. 11 I. Praeludium - Dialog - Postludium 04:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Praeludium - Dialog - Postludium
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Francisco Coll
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
    Conductor
    Francisco Coll
  12. 12 II. Wiegenlied 05:45
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Wiegenlied
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Francisco Coll
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
    Conductor
    Francisco Coll
  13. 13 III. Alegrías - Zweiter dialog 04:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Alegrías - Zweiter dialog
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Francisco Coll
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
    Conductor
    Francisco Coll
  14. 14 IV. Lamento - Epilog 03:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Lamento - Epilog
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Francisco Coll
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern
    Conductor
    Francisco Coll
  15. 15 LalulaLied 02:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    LalulaLied
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Francisco Coll
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Suyeon Kang, Käthi Steuri
  16. 16 Camerata's Birds (improvisation) 01:41
    Track
    16
    Title
    Camerata's Birds (improvisation)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Camerata Bern