Cheron: Sonatas, Op. 2

Featuring

Mira Gloor
HynGun Cho
Ryosuke Sakamoto
Han-na Lee
Ensemble Matís
André Chéron

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Performer Biography

Ensemble Matís, whose name means 'nuance' or 'timbre' in Catalan, is an international group specializing in Baroque chamber music, formed by musicians from diverse backgrounds who met in Barcelona and Basel.

Composition History

Both of André Cheron's published works, including the Sonates en Duo et en Trio, Op. 2 featured on this album, were dedicated to Joseph Bonnier de la Mosson, an influential patron of the arts and sciences.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Cheron's Sonatas Op. 2 are structured to create a cyclical cohesion through the careful choice of keys, each associated with specific 'affects' or emotional characteristics as described by Marc-Antoine Charpentier.

Composer Biography

André Cheron was the teacher of Jean-Marie Leclair, one of France's most brilliant violin virtuosos of the 18th century, and their collaboration was so close that Cheron may have written the bass parts for Leclair's early sonatas.

Compositional Technique

Cheron's Sonatas Op. 2, while influenced by Italian music, primarily feature French dance movements, making them more akin to suites than to the Italian 'sonate da camera'.

Composer Biography

André Cheron, though largely forgotten today, was an influential musical figure in Paris, working at the Paris Opera as a harpsichordist, batteur de mesure, and inspecteur de l'orchestre.