Janine Jansen & Itamar Golan - Beau Soir (2010)
Artist: Janine Jansen, Itamar Golan
Title: Beau Soir
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: DECCA
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 01:09:39
Total Size: 306 Mb
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Tracklist: Title: Beau Soir
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: DECCA
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 01:09:39
Total Size: 306 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Debussy, Violin Sonata
01. Allegro vivo 04:52
02. Intermede.Fantastique et leger 04:26
03. Finale.Tres anime 04:34
04. Debussy, Beau soir (arr.Heifetz) 02:16
05. Debussy, Clair de lune (transcr. Roelons) 04:21
06. Debugnon, La Minute exquise 03:15
07. Lili Boulanger, Nocturne 03:18
08. Debugnon, Hypnos (a Miss Jan) 04:49
09. Messiaen, Theme et Variations 10:35
10. Faure, Apres un reve 03:26
RAVEL, Violin Sonata in G major
11. Allegretto 08:25
12. Blues 05:39
13. Perpetuum mobile (Allegro) 03:55
14. Debugnon, Retour a Montfort – l Amaury 05:42
Performers:
Janine Jansen, violin
Itamar Golan, piano
Dutch violin virtuoso Janine Jansen turns her considerable talents to Impressionist and post-Romantic French repertoire in this album devoted to music evocative of the evening, night, and dreams. The recital includes the premiere recordings of three brief works by contemporary French composer Richard Dubugnon, and while they would not be mistaken for products of the early 20th century, their language and sensibility are very much linked to the works of Debussy, Fauré, Lili Boulanger, Messiaen, and Ravel that make up the rest of the album. Jansen has been a generalist, recording works from Vivaldi and Bach to Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Britten. French music has not been a large presence in her repertoire, although she played the premiere of Dubugnon's Violin Concerto, which he wrote for her. For the most part she avoids the wispiness that can afflict interpretations of "Impressionist" repertoire, a term Debussy hated. That delicacy is perfectly suited, however, to Heifetz's arrangement of Debussy's early song, Beau soir. She's entirely successful in Ravel's vigorous Sonata in G major, and she nicely captures the looseness of the music's vernacular elements. Dubugnon's character pieces are lyrical, lovely, and expertly scored. Pianist Itamar Golan provides a strong, nuanced, and idiomatically sensitive accompaniment. Decca's sound is clean and vivid. The closeness of the miking may be a problem for listeners who do not enjoy hearing a player's breathing as a significant performance element. The predictability of Jansen's sniffs as pickups to every phrase, with their volume a sure predictor of the intensity of the phrase, can wear very thin very quickly and mars an otherwise lovely performance.