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Journeau: Musique de chambre

3/11/2016, 16 Tracks, 1:11:44

Featuring

  • François Goïc
  • Cathy Cousin
  • Nathalie Charmoy
  • Ghislain Faure
  • Ensemble Opus 41
  • Maurice Journeau

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Composer's Artistic Vision

For Maurice Journeau, writing music was simply a source of joy throughout his entire life, rather than a career.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording features the ensemble "Opus 41," a flexible group formed by friends from the Centre-Val de Loire region, including the piano and violin duo of Cathy Cousin and François Goïc.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Maurice Journeau studied composition at the "Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris" with Max d'Ollone and Nadia Boulanger, to whom his Piano Trio op.7 is dedicated.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The "Nuits Basques" op.9 (Nights in the Basque country) express Maurice Journeau's affection for his native region, with one piece evoking Biarritz and the Atlantic Ocean, and another inspired by his childhood in Spain.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Maurice Journeau, the composer, chose to live as an independent composer, outside the musical circles of his time, and his works remained unknown to artists for many years.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Maurice Journeau's works were only discovered and performed by musicians in November 1992, when he was 94 years old.

Source: Booklet

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