Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Path to the Moon (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The performers write: ‘Selecting the repertoire for our album Path to the Moon, we wanted to explore a number of possibilities for binding together a programme. To place different works alongside one another is a wonderful way of bringing out new and unusual qualities in each piece. William T. Horton’s fantastic image The Path to the Moon immediately inspired a flurry of ideas, including works on the subjects of both night and the moon, as well as pieces which invoke the exploratory nature of humankind’s voyage to the moon. Britten wrote his Sonata for Cello and Piano only two years after the first object made by humans had touched the surface of the moon, in 1959. Humans throughout history and from all cultures have been drawn to and taken inspiration from the moon and we have tried to reflect this in our eclectic choice of song repertoire: from Tōru Takemitsu to Nina Simone and from Lili Boulanger to Florence Price. As we hope you will hear on this album, Walker’s Cello Sonata rings with echoes of the sound-worlds of blues and jazz and is infused with a beautiful lyricism. We really believe that Walker’s Cello Sonata deserves to become a staple of the chamber music repertoire and are absolutely thrilled to offer you a recording of it in the context of our own exploration of a path to the moon.’

Tracklist:
01. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Korngold: Schönste Nacht, Op. 36 No. 25 (03:53)
02. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Walker: Cello Sonata: I. Allegro passionato – Molto meno mosso (08:18)
03. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Walker: Cello Sonata: II. Sostenuto (05:43)
04. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Walker: Cello Sonata: III. Allegro – Presto (03:28)
05. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Boulanger: Reflets (02:47)
06. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Price: Night (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Tom Poster) (01:52)
07. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Britten: Sonetto XXX (04:03)
08. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Britten: Sonata, Op. 65 (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Mstislav Rostropovitch): I. Dialogo (07:06)
09. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Britten: Sonata, Op. 65 (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Mstislav Rostropovitch): II. Scherzo-pizzicato (02:40)
10. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Britten: Sonata, Op. 65 (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Mstislav Rostropovitch): III. Elegia (06:02)
11. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Britten: Sonata, Op. 65 (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Mstislav Rostropovitch): IV. Marcia (02:19)
12. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Britten: Sonata, Op. 65 (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Mstislav Rostropovitch): V. Moto Perpetuo (02:41)
13. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Debussy: Beau soir, L. 6 (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Alexander Grechaninov) (02:28)
14. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Fauré: 2 Mélodies, Op. 46: II. Clair de lune (03:02)
15. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Debussy: Cello Sonata, L. 135: I. Prologue (04:24)
16. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Debussy: Cello Sonata, L. 135: II. [Sérénade.] Modérément animé (03:21)
17. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Debussy: Cello Sonata, L. 135: III. Finale. Animé (03:43)
18. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Takemitsu: Will Tomorrow, I Wonder, Be Cloudy or Clear? (02:27)
19. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – King, Simone: Everyone’s Gone to the Moon (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Jâms Coleman) (02:49)
20. Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman – Debussy: Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Ferdinando Ronchini & Alexandre Roelens) (05:12)