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Offenbach: 6 Cello Duos

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Catalogue numberLDV71D
Release date2019-10-25
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Jacques Offenbach (1819-80) wrote music for cello? Who knew? Yes, it's sometimes forgotten that the future creator of La Vie parisienne and Orphée aux Enfers was a first-rate virtuoso on the instrument. He studied it in Germany with Joseph Alexander and Bernhard Breuer, before a brief stint in Olivier-Charles Vaslin's class at the Paris Conservatoire in 1833-34. Nicknamed the 'Liszt of the cello' during his early Parisian years, Offenbach made a name for himself in the salons and played in the orchestras of several of the capital's theatres, including the Opéra-Comique – an irreplaceable observation post! His Cours méthodique de duos pour deux violoncelles (Methodical tutor of duos for two cellos) was published between 1839 and 1855, divided into six volumes (opp.49 to 54) of increasing difficulty, from letter A to letter F. These astonishing pieces show another side of Offenbach, often diabolically virtuosic, yet also intensely poetic. Xavier Phillips and Anne Gastinel have selected six of them, from the letters C, E and F, for their very first recording together. A dazzling encounter!

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) auteur de musique pour violoncelle ? On l'oublie parfois, le futur auteur de La Vie parisienne et d'Orphée aux Enfers était un immense virtuose d'un instrument qu'il avait étudié en Allemagne avec Joseph Alexander et Bernhard Breuer, avant de faire un bref passage dans la classe d'Olivier-Charles Vaslin au Conservatoire de Paris en 1833-1834. Surnommé le « Liszt du violoncelle », Offenbach, durant ses premières années parisiennes, se fit remarquer dans les salons et participa aux orchestres de plusieurs théâtres de la capitale, dont celui de l'Opéra-Comique – irremplaçable poste d'observation ! C'est entre 1839 et 1855 que fut publié son Cours méthodique de duos pour deux violoncelles, divisé en 6 volumes (opp.49 à 54) de difficulté croissante, de la lettre A à la lettre F. Pièces étonnantes, les duos dévoilent le visage d'un autre Offenbach, diaboliquement virtuose souvent, intensément poète aussi. Xavier Phillips et Anne Gastinel ont choisi six d'entre eux, parmi les lettres C, E et F, pour leur tout premier enregistrement en commun. Eblouissante rencontre !
 
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01 Cello Duo No. 3 in C Major, Op. 53: I. Duo (Letter E) 07:26 $ 2.01 USD
02 Cello Duo No. 3 in C Major, Op. 53: II. Andante (Letter E) 02:19 $ 0.63 USD
03 Cello Duo No. 3 in C Major, Op. 53: III. Rondo (Letter E) 03:41 $ 0.99 USD
04 Cello Duo No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 53: I. Duo (Letter E) 03:27 $ 0.93 USD
05 Cello Duo No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 53: II. Andante (Letter E) 01:19 $ 0.36 USD
06 Cello Duo No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 53: III. Allegro (Letter E) 02:45 $ 0.74 USD
07 Cello Duo No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: I. Allegro (Letter
E)
06:18 $ 1.70 USD
08 Cello Duo No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: II. Adagio (Letter
E)
03:21 $ 0.90 USD
09 Cello Duo No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 53: III. Rondo (Letter
E)
03:22 $ 0.91 USD
10 Cello Duo No. 2 in E Major, Op. 54: I. Allegro (Letter F) 08:11 $ 2.21 USD
11 Cello Duo No. 2 in E Major, Op. 54: II. Andante (Letter F) 02:45 $ 0.74 USD
12 Cello Duo No. 2 in E Major, Op. 54: III. Polonaise (Letter
F)
04:55 $ 1.33 USD
13 Cello Duo No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 51: I. Allegro non troppo
(Letter C)
04:58 $ 1.34 USD
14 Cello Duo No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 51: II. Cantabile (Letter C) 03:01 $ 0.81 USD
15 Cello Duo No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 51: III. Allegretto (Letter
C)
02:36 $ 0.70 USD
16 Cello Duo No. 3 in C major, Op. 52: I. Tempo di Marcia
(Letter D)
02:58 $ 0.80 USD
17 Cello Duo No. 3 in C major, Op. 52: II. Adagio (Letter D) 01:43 $ 0.46 USD
18 Cello Duo No. 3 in C major, Op. 52: III. Mouvement de Valse
(Letter D)
02:20 $ 0.63 USD
19 Cello Duo No. 3 in C major, Op. 52: IV. Tempo di Marcia
(Letter D)
02:08 $ 0.58 USD
  Album total 69:33
PerformerAnne Gastinel
Xavier Phillips
ComposerJacques Offenbach

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