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Cras, J.: Piano Quintet / String Quartet No. 1

1/1/2007, 8 Tracks, 1:14:31

Featuring

  • Alain Jacquon
  • Philippe Koch
  • Fabian Perdichizzi
  • Ilan Schneider
  • Aleksandr Khramouchin
  • Quatuor Louvigny
  • Jean Cras

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Jean Cras provided a program for his Quintet, describing it as a musical journey that captures the intoxication of the sea, the poetry of an African evening, the vibrancy of an Arab town, and the liberation of a return voyage.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Quatuor Louvigny is named after the 'Villa Louvigny' in Luxembourg, which was the original home of a renowned studio ensemble that became the predecessor of the current Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Cras's musical education was largely self-taught, apart from advice from Duparc, which allowed him remarkable freedom in his compositional choices and prevented an academic outlook.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Quintet for piano and strings was composed by Jean Cras while he was commanding a destroyer, the Amiral-Sénès, during his naval career.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Alain Jacquon, the pianist on this album, earned eight first prizes at the Paris Conservatoire in various disciplines including piano, chamber music, and orchestration, and has performed globally.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Jean Cras, the composer, successfully balanced his musical vocation with a distinguished career as a naval officer, which provided him with unique musical experiences from his travels.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Jean Cras's music often blends Breton folk traditions with Far Eastern melodic figures, both of which frequently utilize the pentatonic scale.

Source: Booklet

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