Antoine Tamestit & Cédric Tiberghien - Bel Canto: The Voice of the Viola (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Viola Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 36: I. Maestoso-Allegro
02. Viola Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 36: II. Barcarolla. Andante con moto
03. Viola Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 36: III. Finale scherzando. Allegretto
04. La Fille du Régiment, Act I, Scene 11: Air de Marie "Il faut partir" (Arr. for Piano & Viola)
05. Elegie in F Minor, Op. 30
06. La Favorita, Act III, Scene 4: Air de Léonore "Ô mon Fernand" (Arr. for Piano & Viola)
07. Le Songe, Op. 92: Elégie sur un thème de La Favorite
08. Prelude No. 15 for Solo Viola
09. Norma, Act I, Scene 1: Air de Norma "Casta Diva" (Arr. for Piano & Viola)
10. Capriccio for Solo Viola, Op. 55


French violist Antoine Tamestit studied at the Paris Conservatoire, then worked with Jesse Levine and Tabea Zimmermann. Between 2000 and 2004, he won several competitions, such as the Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition, the William Primrose International Viola Competition, the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, and the Munich International Music Competition. In 2006, he was the recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, and from 2004 to 2006 he was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. In 2009, he won the Credit Suisse Young Artist Award. His repertoire is wide-ranging, from the Baroque era to contemporary works. He has performed with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and many other ensembles. An avid chamber musician, Tamestit has collaborated with Leonidas Kavakos, Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon, Louis Langrée, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Christian Poltéra, Christian Tetzlaff, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Alois Posch, and Martin Helmchen. He has recorded for Naïve, Ambroisie, Harmonia Mundi, Erato, BIS, Haenssler, and other labels.

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