Französische Sehnsucht: Facetten des Impressionismus für Violoncello und Klavier

Featuring

Clemens Krieger
Rieko Yoshizumi
Duo Avad
Gabriel Henri Constant Pierné
Claude Debussy
Ernest Chausson

Louis Vierne
Gabriel Fauré
Maurice Ravel
Lili Boulanger
Camille Saint-Saëns

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Recording & Production

This album features the world premiere recording of Lili Boulanger's D'un soir triste for cello and piano, reconstructed and supplemented by cellist Clemens Krieger.

Compositional Technique

Impressionist composers emphasized color and mood over strict form and structure, aiming to create an atmosphere that conveyed the impression of a situation.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Many of the composers on this album were friends, united in their goal to create music that offered an alternative to the dominant German styles of Beethoven and Wagner.

Album & Artwork

The album title "Französische Sehnsucht" (French Longing) reflects the Duo Avad's great enthusiasm for Impressionism and their desire to document their long-standing collaboration.

Performer Biography

Rieko Yoshizumi, the pianist of Duo Avad, is an honorary professor at the Hochschule für Musik 'Carl Maria von Weber' Dresden and gives masterclasses internationally.

Interpretation

The Duo Avad consciously chose to record only pieces in free form, believing they better represent the Impressionist style than stricter sonata forms.

Composer Biography

Lili Boulanger, a pupil of Louis Vierne and Gabriel Fauré, won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1913, but her promising career was cut short by a lung illness.