Robin Pharo & Anaïs Bertrand – The Waves (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Robin Pharo & Anaïs Bertrand – The Waves (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:09 minutes | 983 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Scala Music

The viola da gamba was the preferred instrument of the Baroque era and is therefore not necessarily associated with contemporary music. “The Waves” presents new repertoire for the instrument, compositions and transcriptions. Imagine if Debussy had written some of his Préludes for the melancholy sound of the viola da gamba. In 2023, the young composer Fabien Touchard uses the old sounds for a new work. The gambist Robin Pharo turns the viola da gamba into a contemporary instrument.

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Ensemble Près de votre oreille, Robin Pharo, Thibaut Roussel, Anaïs Bertrand & Nicolas Brooymans – Come Sorrow (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ensemble Près de votre oreille, Robin Pharo, Thibaut Roussel, Anaïs Bertrand & Nicolas Brooymans – Come Sorrow (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:24:25 minutes | 1,51 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Paraty

Over and above the research on the role of the viola da gamba in the English vocal repertoire, the following programme also seeks to provide an experience of total immersion in the chamber music of this era, which can induce meditation and contemplation as potently as it can arouse humour and joy. Through the work of four major British composers, it presents pieces that the public has too few opportunities to hear, as well as other more famous works which are the glory of the Elizabethan repertoire. “Come Sorrow” is the melancholy title of our programme, but also and especially that of one of the most beautiful vocal pieces written by Robert Jones.

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