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François-Xavier Roth records here his first disc with the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra of which he is now musical director. He recently stood in for an ailing Andre Previn with the LSO during the volcano crisis. “Chausson’s Poème has always had an extremely powerful emotional effect on me”, says Tedi Papavrami. “There is a painful sincerity in Chausson, which distinguishes him from other French composers of the period – with whom he shares the harmonic refinement. I am always amazed at his way of assimilating the Wagnerian heritage whilst composing music that is unquestionably French. It is a wrenching, contrasted work, going from the ethereal to bitterness by way of breathless rage. It was after having heard Poème élégiaque d’Ysäye that Chausson composed his Poème! Listening to it, the influence is obvious – the same colours, same key, same Franckist seriousness, and this orchestral version – the Liège Philharmonic must be one of the rare orchestras to have the parts (Ysaÿe was born in Liège) – seemed ideal to me for completing the second pole of the programme as a counterweight to Saint-Saëns.”
Camille Saint-Saens: Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
Ernest Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25
Poeme, Op. 25
Eugene Ysaye: Poeme elegiaque, Op. 12 (version for violin and orchestra)
Poeme elegiaque, Op. 12 (version for violin and orchestra)
Camille Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andantino quasi allegretto
III. Molto moderato e maestoso
October 2010
“Tedi Papavrami, while not attempting to sound like Sarasate, adopts something of his graceful manner; his alert, lively approach is just right for conveying the music's inventive, often improvisatory character.”
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Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28