Frédéric Lodéon

Frédéric Lodéon – Strauss & Prokoviev: Cello Sonatas (1974)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 47:41 minutes | 1,60 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

Frédéric Lodéon and pianist Daria Hovora, who met when studying in the Paris Conservatoire, formed a successful couple both on and off the stage. They recorded various beautiful chamber albums in the 1970s, never re-issued in CD or digital before, including their debut album of cello sonatas by Strauss and Prokofiev.
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Frédéric Lodéon – Schumann: Pièces pour violoncelle et piano, Op. 70, 73 & 102 (1978/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 39:53 minutes | 1,37 GB | Genre: Classical
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Frédéric Lodéon and pianist Daria Hovora, who met when studying in the Paris Conservatoire, formed a successful couple both on and off the stage. They recorded various beautiful chamber albums in the 1970s, never re-issued in CD or digital before, notably this florilegium of pieces by Robert Schumann transcribed for cello and piano.
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Frédéric Lodéon – Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821 – Shostakovich: Cello Sonata, Op. 40 (1983/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 50:12 minutes | 1,68 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

Frédéric Lodéon and pianist Daria Hovora, who met when studying in the Paris Conservatoire, formed a successful couple both on and off the stage. They recorded various beautiful chamber albums in the 1970s, never re-issued in CD or digital before, notably this collection of pieces from Schubert and Shostakovich.
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Frédéric Lodéon – Saint-Saëns: Concerto pour violoncelle No. 1 – Tchaikovsky: Variations sur un thème rococo – Fauré: Élégie (1984/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:44 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

The conductor Armin Jordan was a preferred musical partner of Frédéric Lodéon as they recorded three albums together: Boccherini’s concertos, Beethoven’s Triple (both already available digitally), and this album of romantic pieces, made available in high resolution for the first time in digital. It includes highlights of the 19th-century repertoire, from Saint-Saëns’ first concerto to the virtuoso Rococo Variations by Tchaikovsky and a lovely orchestral version of Fauré’s Élégie.
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Frédéric Lodéon – Mendelssohn: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 (1976/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:48 minutes | 1,53 GB | Genre: Classical
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Mendelssohn’s sonatas are absolute masterpieces of the romantic chamber repertoire for cello, displaying great lyricism and melodic exuberance. Frédéric Lodéon often stated they were among his favorite pieces, and how lucky he felt to record them with Daria Hovora, who has been his companion for years.
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Frédéric Lodéon – Duport: Concertos pour violoncelle & Duos (1985/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 54:12 minutes | 1,89 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

The last album of Warner’s retrospective is off the beaten track. It is dedicated to Jean-Louis Duport, nowadays an underrated musician but a true cello-hero back in his time (his own cello, the Duport by Stradivarius, was played by Rostropovich for many years until his death). This album features the only existing version on record of the second concerto, and some rare duets with Xavier Gagnepain.
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