FRANCK / LEKEU / Sonatas for violin et piano

by Frédéric Bednarz, violin | Natsuki Hiratsuka, piano

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Graz0 It was written as a marriage gift and shows the moment of 2 souls meeting...lovely! Favorite track: 04 - C.Franck Sonata for violin and piano in A Major I-Allegretto ben moderato.

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	1.	G.Lekeu Sonata for violin and piano in G Major 1- Très modéré-Vif et passionné 11:26
	2.	02 - G.Lekeu Sonata for violin and piano in G Major II-Très lent 10:13
	3.	03 - G.Lekeu Sonata for violin and piano in G Major III-Très animé 09:38
	4.	04 - C.Franck Sonata for violin and piano in A Major I-Allegretto ben moderato 05:35
	5.	05 - C.Franck Sonata for violin and piano in A Major II-Allegro 08:13
	6.	06 - C.Franck Sonata for violin and piano in A Major III-Ben moderato- Recitativo-Fantasia 07:09
	7.	07 - C.Franck Sonata for violin and piano in A Major IV-Allegretto poco mosso 06:28
	8.	08 - L.Boulanger Nocturne for violin and piano 03:12

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"Bednarz and Hiratsuka capture the post-Wagnerian sound world of Lekeu with a Gallic sensitivity, which also proves ideal in the Nocturne.." BBC Music Magazine

"Les chambristes Frédéric Bednarz au violon et Natsuki Hiratsuka au piano ont concocté un album des plus divins! Le programme tout français regroupe deux sonates majeures du répertoire, celles de Lekeu et de Franck, ainsi qu'un petit nocturne de Lili Boulanger et le tout est interprété avec une finesse et un sens musical exquis. De la sonate de Guillaume Lekeu, l'oeuvre la plus connue de ce compositeur un peu oublié, voire négligé, les musiciens proposent une interprétation fluide et mouvante. Le caractère est toujours juste, le phrasé respire l'intimité et la tendresse, et la parfaite complicité des musiciens transparaît dans les moindres détails de cette charmante partition. La sonate de César Franck est ici abordée avec une aisance dans la tension et de l'émotion, tout en conservant une belle maîtrise des tempos et l'équilibre des instruments. Le charmant Nocturne de Lili Boulanger qui clôt le disque résume à lui seul l'ensemble de l'entreprise : en tensions et rêveries, ces deux musiciens sensibles et intelligents livrent une musique maîtrisée avec un naturel et une élégance délectables. Un must pour les amateurs de musique de chambre."
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released May 21, 2015

Recorded February 21-22, 2015
Music Multimedia Room . (MMR), McGill University, Montreal
Sound engineer and mixing Jung Wook Hong
Mastering Carl Talbot (Le Lab Mastering)
Photo Annie Bouvrette
Design Claude Marc Bourget
Produced by Frederic Bednarz

May 2015 © Metis Islands Music

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