David Louwerse, François Daudet – David Louwerse & François Daudet (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 53:51 minutes | 507 MB | Genre: Classical
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The sonatas of Franck Bridge and Benjamin Britten have always had a special place in my cello repertory. The expressive and deeply lyrical richness of the first sonata keeps up with the sublime austerity of the second one. As a prelude, I decided to start the disc with the stunning Fratres by Arvo Pärt, dedicated to B. Britten, the gentle and beautiful melancholy of which invites us to fully enjoy the two amazing sonatas. Hoping you will appreciate! David Louwerse
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Vinciane Béranger, Dana Ciocarlie, Helene Collerette, David Louwerse – Rebecca Clarke: Works for Viola (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:28 minutes | 1,02 GBGenre: Classical
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Today, with the amount of recordings aimed at rediscovering the buried treasures of past centuries, it is difficult to ignore the work of Rebecca Clarke. Viola player Vinciane Béranger, along with Dana Ciocarlie, Hélène Collerette and David Louwerse, have devoted a recording to the Clarke’s works for viola. Both a composer and a performer, Clarke was one of the foremost professional women in England. Her music, at the crossroads of various currents, navigates at different moments through French music, modality, British folklore, harmonic boldness and exoticism. There is, however, no pastiche: Clarke creates her own honey from these trends in order to construct a quite atypical language that is resolutely modern. From her masterly Viola Sonata to the poetic Morpheus, and not forgetting the trio Dumka or the duet Chinese Puzzle, the performers are keen to paint the musical portrait of this iconoclastic composer. The recording is enhanced with the world premiere of Irish Melody, a long lost score that was recently rediscovered.
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