Stéphanie Moraly, Orchestre de la garde Républicaine, Romain David, Sébastien Billard - Tomasi: Complete Violin Works (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Violin Concerto "Périple d'Ulysse": I. Pesante marcato e sostenuto - Vivo
02. Violin Concerto "Périple d'Ulysse": II. Allegro
03. Violin Concerto "Périple d'Ulysse": III. Andante
04. Violin Concerto "Périple d'Ulysse": IV. Final. Allegro
05. Capriccio (1950 Version): I. Allegretto
06. Capriccio (1950 Version): II. Andante
07. Capriccio (1950 Version): III. Final
08. Chant hébraïque (Version for Violin & Orchestra)
09. Tristesse d'Antar
10. Poème for Violin & Piano
11. Chant corse, vocalise-étude (Version for Violin & Piano)
12. Paghiella, Sérénade cyrnéenne



Henri Tomasi’s violin works are little known but they offer a compact insight into the direction of French 20th-century composition. The Violin Concerto ‘Périple d’Ulysse’ is a late work, by turns alluring, tragic and violent, conveyed through rhapsodic virtuosity and a rich sense of colour. The Capriccio is full of elegance and refinement with emotional intensity in its slow movement and brilliance in its finale. Chant hébraïque conjures up oriental motifs while the sequence of early works for violin and piano reference Tomasi’s Corsican heritage and evoke quasi-cinematic exoticism.

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