Monneuse, Denis

Le terroir et la littérature ont toujours fait bon ménage. Diverse et belle, la France n'en finira jamais d'inspirer les écrivains. Avec ce Dictionnaire amoureux, Denis Tillinac nous offre le plus beau des miroirs car l'image ici réfléchie est tout simplement celle de notre histoire. …

This album features both sides of Strauss’s musical persona (Brahmsian vs Wagnerism) with the Burleske in D minor as well as Ein Heldenleben. While the former is a playful, miniature quasi-concerto for piano and orchestra, the latter epitomises Strauss’s symphonic style: majestic, virtuosically orchestrated, full of grand ideas, but never without irony. In that respect, Ein Heldenleben has more in common with Burleske than one would expect. Strauss’s arguably satirical self-identification with the hero of his symphonic poem is underlined by recurrent self-quotations from previous compositions. The central role of the solo violin makes it another solo concerto in disguise, albeit less overtly than Burleske.

At the palace, the royal family and their guests are gathered for Prince Siegfried s birthday celebrations. In a majestic ceremony, Siegfried is made a knight and young girls try to attract his attention, as he must choose a wife during the ball. Overcome by the sudden awareness of his future responsibilities, he escapes into the night and meets a strange flock of swans by a magical lake. White swan by day, human by night, the beautiful Odette awaits an oath of true love to break the curse on her. The great legend of the enigmatic swan/woman is one of the most romantic classical ballets, appropriately set in the era of courtly romance and characterised by elegance, style and harmony.

Russian pianist Denis Matsuev's previous studio recordings, thrilling as they were, pale in comparison with this outstanding RCA release of his November 17, 2007, Carnegie Hall recital. Matsuev opens with a subtly phrased and deeply poetic reading of Schumann's Kinderszenen, then launches into an epic account of Liszt's B minor Sonata, where the huge scale of his conception is matched by the depth of his interpretation and the panache of his playing.

Denis Colin Trio - Fluide (1997) {In Situ ‎IS180}
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Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Bass Clarinet

This is a good album from a lesser-known figure of French avant-garde jazz. Denis Colin is a bass clarinetist in the vein of Louis Sclavis (a bit further left of center). His music is essentially written down, even though it leaves room for improvisation. Fluide features cellist Didier Petit – Colin also performs in his group NOHC – and drummer Ramon Lopez, who a couple years after this album would begin to record for the British label Leo and reach a wider audience of improv fans. His drumming provides the main energy source for the trio.

Dans son dernier ouvrage, Anticancer, David Servan-Schreiber rend hommage aux docteurs Richard Beliveau et Denis Gingras dont le travail a permis de dresser la liste des aliments qui aident à lutter contre le cancer. Pionniers de cette recherche prometteuse, les deux auteurs nous présentent ici les clés d une alimentation saine et préventive. …

2019 will see the 500th commemoration of the death of one of the greatest geniuses humanity has produced: Leonardo da Vinci, scientist, inventor, painter – and musician. Doulce Mémoire, having devoted themselves to Renaissance music for the past 30 years, have decided to pay homage to Leonardo. Their founder-director, Denis Raisin Dadre, an eminent specialist in the music of the period and a great lover of pictorial art, has devised an original programme: ‘Rather than just make music from the time of Leonardo, I’ve taken my cue from the paintings themselves. I’ve worked on what could be the hidden music of these pictures, what musical pieces might be suggested by them….’ He chose around fifteen paintings, many of which are now in the Louvre: The Baptism of Christ, The Virgin of the Rocks, Portrait of Isabella d’Este, Portrait of an Unknown Woman (La belle ferronnière), Saint Anne, St John the Baptist… and of course La Gioconda. He then matched them with works by Jacob Obrecht (1457-1505), Josquin Desprez (1450-1521), laude for the Annunciation. There are also some frotolle, and songs to texts by Petrarch accompanied by the lira da braccio, an instrument Leonardo played himself. This recording comes with a handsome booklet, including reproductions of the pictures by Leonardo, some in detail, giving an intimate insight into them; there is also a text by Denis Raisin Dadre explaining his selection.