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Complices

1/10/2020, 19 Tracks, 1:03:38

Cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and pianist Alexandre Tharaud – frequent recital partners – conceive this album as a collection of short stories. This varied mixture of works, mostly arranged for cello and piano, ranges from Haydn to John Coltrane. The title, 'Complices', translates as 'accomplices'.

Featuring

  • Jean-Guihen Queyras
  • Alexandre Tharaud
  • Raphaël Imbert
  • Stéphanie-Marie Degand
  • La Diane Française
  • Joseph Haydn
  • Fritz Kreisler
  • Johannes Brahms
  • Franz von Vecsey
  • David Popper
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Rodion Shchedrin
  • Frédéric Chopin
  • Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  • Manuel de Falla
  • Gabriel Fauré
  • Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Francis Poulenc
  • Henri Dutilleux

Did you know?

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Interpretation

The album's genesis came from the special impression an encore generates in a concert, offering a break and a real area of freedom for the performers.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album title, 'Complices', evokes the bond between artist and audience during encores, and the two performers' two-decade-long collaboration.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Alexandre Tharaud, a key exponent of French pianism, has released over 25 solo albums and collaborated with theatre makers, dancers, writers, and filmmakers.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Alexandre Tharaud has published two books, 'Montrez-moi vos mains' and 'Piano Intime', and appeared as a pianist in Michael Hanneke's 2012 film 'Amour'.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

Performers Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexandre Tharaud have an affinity for the "libertarian spirit" of early 20th-century soloists who remodelled works without qualms.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Jean-Guihen Queyras plays a 1696 cello made by Gioffredo Cappa, which has been made available to him by Mécénat Musical Société Générale since November 2005.

Source: Booklet

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