Eliane Reyes

Sylvia Huang & Eliane Reyes – Ysaÿe & Lekeu: Lointain passé (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:13:34 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fuga Libera

Violinist Sylvia Huang, a prizewinner at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2019, and ‘Eliane Reyes, the renowned virtuoso pianist, present a new disc bubbling with elegance and femininity. Linked by a keen musical rapport and an irrepressible friendship, they declare their love for Belgian Romantic music, embodied by two emblematic composers: Eug`ene Ysa”ye, a natural musical companion whom every violinist has encountered or dreamt about, and Guillaume Lekeu, a dazzling musical genius taken from us all too soon. This recording reveals some skilfully chosen gems by Ysa”ye, including two unpublished early pieces, the Mazurka de concert and the Grande Valse de concert (the latter a world premiere). Lekeu is represented by the sublime Sonata for Piano and Violin, dedicated to Eug`ene Ysa”ye; the musicians had the opportunity to consult, with an almost fervent enthusiasm, the original manuscript in Verviers, the birthplace of both the composer and ‘Eliane Reyes. A radiant recording, overwhelming in its sincerity.

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