Pesson, Abrahamsen & Strasnoy: Piano Concertos

Alexandre Tharaud performs three contrasting piano concertos with one key point in common: they were all written especially for Tharaud's own pianistic abilities. Hans Abrahamsen's Left, alone (for left hand only), Gérard Pesson's Future is a faded song, and Oscar Strasnoy's Kuleshov make up the collection. Tharaud is joined by three different orchestras and conductors.

Featuring

Alexandre Tharaud
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Tito Ceccherini
Mathieu Lussier
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest
Sinfonie-Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks

Les Violons du Roy
Hans Abrahamsen
Gérard Pesson
Oscar Strasnoy

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Oscar Strasnoy's "Kuleshov" concerto is inspired by the Kuleshov effect in cinema, where the dramatic perception of an image is modified by its context, and applies this concept to musical dramaturgy.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Gérard Pesson's "Future is a faded song" is deeply inspired by the unique sound and style of pianist Alexandre Tharaud, for whom it was written.

Composer Biography

Hans Abrahamsen, the composer of "Left, alone," was born with a right hand that is not fully functional, which led to his close relationship with left-hand piano repertoire.

Composition History

Gérard Pesson's "Future is a faded song" incorporates a secret that Mauricio Kagel, a composer who died before revealing his idea for a concerto to Alexandre Tharaud, took to his grave.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Abrahamsen's "Left, alone" is not written for a pianist with only one hand, but by a composer who can only play with the left hand, and its title contains multiple references.

Composition History

A passage from Hans Abrahamsen's earlier work, "October," is incorporated into "Left, alone" in a reworked form, connecting the composer's past and present.