Fabian Bernhardt

This album is devoted to Handel's concertante music for solo oboe, of which only a few concertos have survived. He was particularly fond of the instrument and assigned many solos to it in his oratorios, operas, concerti grossi and sonatas. He is even reported to have said of his early oboe works: 'I used to write like the D-v [Devil] in those days, but chiefly for the oboe, which was my favourite instrument.'

A fine soloist who was influenced by Bill Evans but had his own musical identity, Warren Bernhardt appeared in many different settings through the years. He studied classical piano, played in Chicago while attending college, and was with Paul Winter's sextet between 1961 and 1964. After moving to New York, Bernhardt played with Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry, George Benson, and Jeremy Steig, in addition to doubling as a studio musician on many pop dates. He was with Jack DeJohnette's Directions (1976) and Steps Ahead (1984-1985), and frequently led his own trios. Bernhardt also recorded several fine dates for DMP. Warren Bernhardt died on August 19, 2022 at the age of 83.

Après la sortie de Papillon en 2019, 14ème album studio de Lara Fabian, l’artiste qui fête ses 50 ans cette année et ses 30 ans de carrière, prolonge cette aventure musicale exceptionnelle avec une réédition intitulée Papillon(s), à paraitre le 20 mars 2020. Papillon(s) réunit dans un élégant packaging, les onze chansons originales de l’album ainsi que trois titres inédits « En chemin », « C’est l’heure » et « Undefeated Love ». A travers des sonorités résolument actuelles, ces morceaux soulignent les capacités vocales extraordinaires de Lara Fabian sous un angle nouveau. Cette réédition contiendra également quelques « tickets d’or » glissés aléatoirement qui permettront à un petit nombre de fans privilégiés d’accéder à un cadeau exclusif!

During the last seasons, Fabian Müller could establish himself as one of the most remarkable German pianists of his generation. He caused a great sensation at the International ARD music competition in Munich 2017, when he not only won 2nd prize in the overall ranking, but was awarded with not less than four additional prizes: the audience prize, the Brothers Busch award, the special prize Genuin classics as well as the Henle Urtext award. The Süddeutsche Zeitung commented on his festival performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3: “This was played eminently clear, transparent, exciting in each phrase and every single tone. To play with such a controlled and round touch, but with fine expression and sense for structure and tension curves, is a stroke of luck.”