Henri Demarquette - Ibert: Oeuvres pour vents (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Capriccio
02. 3 Pièces brèves: I. Allegro
03. 3 Pièces brèves: II. Andante
04. 3 Pièces brèves: III. Assai lent - Allegro scherzando
05. Cello Concerto: I. Pastorale. Allant
06. Cello Concerto: II. Romance. Souple
07. Cello Concerto: III. Gigue. Animé
08. 2 Mouvements: I. Allant
09. 2 Mouvements: II. Assez et rhythme
10. 2 Stèles orientées: No. 1, Mon amante à les vertus d l'eau
11. 2 Stèles orientées: No. 2, On me dit
12. 5 Pièces en trio: No. 1, Allegro vivo
13. 5 Pièces en trio: No. 2, Andantino
14. 5 Pièces en trio: No. 3, Allegro assai
15. 5 Pièces en trio: No. 4, Andante
16. 5 Pièces en trio: No. 5, Allegro quasi marziale
17. Le jardinier de Samos Suite: I. Ouverture
18. Le jardinier de Samos Suite: II. Air de danse
19. Le jardinier de Samos Suite: III. Prelude du 2ème acte
20. Le jardinier de Samos Suite: IV. Prelude du 4ème acte
21. Le jardinier de Samos Suite: V. Prelude du 5ème acte

Ibert... In addition to Escales, Angélique, the Flute Concerto, Chansons de Don Quichotte and a few other works always mentioned, there is a rich, little-known catalogue.

This album presents the quasi-totality of his works for winds. Along with composers such as Pierné and Gaubert, Ibert shared the gift of constantly renewed melodic invention, an outpouring of ideas that are always felicitous. These scores pour new life into this repertoire, from the Capriccio, combining winds and strings — including the violin of concert artist Alexandra Soum —, to the Concerto for Cello and 10 Wind Instruments, with its original scoring, by way of the trio, quartet and quintet for winds, and the troubling Stèles orientées (on poems by Victor Segalen) for voice and flute. This is the fourth album by the now-renowned Ensemble Initium, joined here by a few stars: the mezzo Karine Deshayes, cellist Henri Demarquette for what is doubtless one of the most masterful versions of this Concerto, and a newcomer in the person of the young conductor Clément Mao-Takacs, founder and director of the Secession Orchestra, of which this is one of the very first album.

Ensemble Initium
Henri Demarquette, cello
Karine Deshayes, mezzo-soprano
Clément Mao-Takacs, conductor

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