Fantasque - French Violin Sonatas by Fauré, Debussy, Ravel & Poulenc
5/8/2020, 14 Tracks, 1:22:34
Featuring
Franziska Pietsch
Josu de Solaun
Gabriel Fauré
Claude Debussy
Maurice Ravel
Francis Poulenc
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Recording & Production
The recording for this album took place from October 28-31, 2019, at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche in Berlin-Dahlem.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composers on this album, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Francis Poulenc, are united by a 'red thread' of the fantastical, the wondrous, the bizarre, and the bitter-sweetly nostalgic in their French violin sonatas.
Historical Context
The music on this album spans almost seventy years, coinciding with France's Third Republic (1870-1940), a period of relative peace and cultural splendor, often considered a 'Golden Age' for music.
Performer Biography
Violinist Franziska Pietsch, born into a musical family in East Berlin, was a celebrated child prodigy who debuted at Berlin's Comic Opera at age eleven.
Instruments
Franziska Pietsch performs on a violin made by Carlo Antonio Testore in Milan in 1751.
Performer Biography
Pianist Josu De Solaun is the only Spanish pianist to win both the George Enescu International Piano Competition and the José Iturbi International Piano Competition.
Album & Artwork
The album title 'Fantasque' is taken from the marking chosen by Claude Debussy to begin the second movement of his Violin Sonata, reflecting the album's essence of faces, masks, and the poetic distance between them.
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