Faure / Flex Ensemble – Au Suivant [CD]

Flex Ensemble writes: “Our second album highlights three different genres of French music: A youthful work by Faure, written in the late romantic piano quartet tradition, character pieces by Ravel in a new arrangement for piano quartet and an eclectic mix of contemporary interpretations of French Chansons from Claude Le Jeune up to Georges Brassens. It all began with Faure… his C minor Piano Quartet is one of the earliest works that we learned as an ensemble. We immediately formed a personal connection to the quartet, perhaps one of Faure’s most popular chamber music works. With it’s emotional core, instrumental color, flowing but clear form, and the fascinating story behind it’s creation, we embraced the challenge of exploring our sound and furthering our comprehension of French musical literature. Some years later we received an unexpected gift: The first movement of Ravel’s Ma Mere l’Oye arranged for piano quartet by our friend Shintaro Sakabe. ‘Try it,’ he said, ‘I think it might work’…”

Tracklist:

1. Ma Mre l’Oye~
2. Pavane de la belle au bois bormant
3. Ma Mre l’Oye~
4. Petit poucet
5. Ma Mre l’Oye~
6. Laideronnette, impratrice des pagodes
7. Ma Mre l’Oye~
8. Les entretiens de la belle et de la bte
9. Ma Mre l’Oye~
10. Le jardin ferique
11. Plus blanche
12. Au Suivant
13. Chanson Rue
14. Rentrez soupirs
15. Flambe Montalbanaise
16. Piano Quartet in C Minor Op. 15~I. Allegro molto moderato
17. Piano Quartet in C Minor Op. 15~II. Scherzo. Allegro vivo – Trio
18. Piano Quartet in C Minor Op. 15~III. Adagio
19. Piano Quartet in C Minor Op. 15~IV. Allegro molto

UPC: 4260085531615
Label: AVI
Release Date: 4.12.19
Format: CD