Laurent Delteil

Though chamber music is incontestably the least well-known component of his corpus, Camille Saint-Saëns was a master of the genre, leaving us with a large collection of works. We may think of Saint-Saëns as a conservative and very academic composer. And yet, we would be well advised to remember that he was, in fact, a pioneer. Even as a young man, Saint-Saëns delved into chamber music instead of opera, the conventional form for an up-and- coming musician. He composed chamber music throughout his life - through to the final woodwind sonatas in 1921 - restoring luster to the form which, in France, had been all but forgotten.

4 Gesänge aus “Wilhelm Meister”, D. 877: IV. Lied der Mignon III; Sonata for Arpeggione and Keyboard in A Minor, D. 821; Nachtstück, D672 (Mayrhofer); Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, D. 929: II. Andante con moto.

Gabriel Fauré, a key player in the revival of the French school at the end of the 19th century, is distinguished by a rich catalog. Gabriel Fauré's Sonatas for Cello and Piano are masterpieces of chamber music, reflecting a profound and innovative exploration of the expressive capabilities of the cello in duets with the piano. They are distinguished by their harmonic richness and innovative texture, testifying to Fauré's stylistic evolution towards a more complex and nuanced musical language.

Pour les connaisseurs, Georges Onslow, né en 1784, est l'un des rares compositeurs pré-romantiques français à s'être consacré à la musique de chambre. Berlioz rendra hommage à Onslow: "Vous savez que depuis la mort de Beethoven, il tient le sceptre de la musique instrumentale" ainsi que Schumann: "On s'est habitué une fois pour toutes à la manière des trois grands maîtres allemands: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, et en toute justice, on a admis parmi eux, Onslow". Intercalé entre les deux sonates de Onslow nous retrouvons le nocturne de Duport.

Ludmilla, née au bord du fleuve Amour, commande un régiment de femmes de l'armée tsariste. Dès qu'ils l'aperçoivent en uniforme blanc, Boris et Nicolas, officiers rouges, s'éprennent d'elle. …

Laurent Cugny - La Tectonique des Nuages (2011) {2CD Set, Signature–Harmonia Mundi SIG 11180/81}
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Jazz / Jazz-Opera / Modern Big Band / Contemporary Jazz

To a backdrop of the apocalypse, torrential flooding and the threat of earthquake, a simple man embraces a curious nymph-like créature, pregnant and désirable, who stops clocks and awakens long-forgotten languages. Adapted from the work of José Rivera, "Cloud Tectonics" represents a singular approach to jazz-opera, masterfully written and performed by Laurent Cugny.