Notes and Editorial Reviews
Of course there is no need to present Alexandre Tharaud, whose ‘Baroque' trilogy (Rameau, Bach, Couperin) has delighted piano and harpsichord lovers all over the world; but this double album of French music gives you an opportunity to appreciate another facet of his talent, whether in solo pieces by Ravel and Satie or duetting with two of his regular partners, Ronald Van Spaendonck and Philippe Bernold.
“this is beautifully detailed playing throughout. And a fine balance of just that clarity and colour, elegance and lyricism, that I was talking about right at the beginning. That’s why, of these three excellent new recordings, this is the one I would personally buy.”
-- BBC R3 CD Review
Of course there is no need to present Alexandre Tharaud, whose ‘Baroque' trilogy (Rameau, Bach, Couperin) has delighted piano and harpsichord lovers all over the world; but this double album of French music gives you an opportunity to appreciate another facet of his talent, whether in solo pieces by Ravel and Satie or duetting with two of his regular partners, Ronald Van Spaendonck and Philippe Bernold.
“this is beautifully detailed playing throughout. And a fine balance of just that clarity and colour, elegance and lyricism, that I was talking about right at the beginning. That’s why, of these three excellent new recordings, this is the one I would personally buy.”
-- BBC R3 CD Review
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Works on This Recording
1.
A la manière de Chabrier by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1913; France
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 1 Minutes 34 Secs.
2.
Valses nobles et sentimentales by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1911; France
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 14 Minutes 18 Secs.
3.
Pavane pour une infante défunte by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1899; France
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 5 Minutes 35 Secs.
4.
Menuet antique by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1895; France
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 5 Minutes 46 Secs.
5.
Jeux d'eau by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1901; France
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 5 Minutes 19 Secs.
6.
Sérénade grotesque by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1893; France
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs.
7.
A la manière de Borodine by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1913; France
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 1 Minutes 32 Secs.
8.
La parade by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1898; France
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 11 Minutes 12 Secs.
9.
Menuet by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 0 Minutes 54 Secs.
10.
Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909; France
Date of Recording: 2003
Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris
Length: 1 Minutes 43 Secs.
11.
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, Op. 167 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet),
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1921; France
12.
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet),
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1962; France
13.
Sonatina for Cello and Piano by Arthur Honegger
Performer:
Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet),
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
14.
Variations for Clarinet and Piano by Jean Françaix
Performer:
Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet),
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
15.
Petite pièce for Clarinet and Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet),
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; France
16.
Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet),
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
17.
Le merle noir by Olivier Messiaen
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano),
Philippe Bernold (Flute)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951; France
18.
Sonatine for Flute and Piano by Henri Dutilleux
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano),
Philippe Bernold (Flute)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; France
19.
Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux by Erik Satie
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888; France
20.
Gnossiennes (6) for Piano by Erik Satie
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890-1897; France
21.
Avant-dernières pensées by Erik Satie
Performer:
Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915; France
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