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Accustomed to singular journeys and daring propositions, Christophe Desjardins now offers us a veritable comprehensive survey devoted to his instrument. Viola/Multiples, a double-CD set, reflects a large portion of his activity as a performer: his fruitful collaboration with today’s leading composers and an ever-renewed desire to decompartmentalise genres and repertoires. The first disc, Solo, invites us to stroll through the 20th century, visiting masterpieces for solo viola, from Hindemith to Berio. The second disc, Multiples, uses contemporary works mixed with pieces of early music. Christophe Desjardins gives us a world première recording of Pierre Boulez’s Messagesquisse but also increasing his instrument in other ways, creating dialogues between Gilles Binchois and Jonathan Harvey, Carlo Gesualdo and Wolfgang Rihm.
Paul Hindemith: Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1
I. Breit viertel - II. Sehr frisch und straff
III. Sehr langsam
IV. Rasendes Zeitmass. Wild. Tonschonheit ist Nebensache
V. Langsam, aber mit viel Ausdruck
Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Viola Sonata
Viola Sonata
Luciano Berio: Sequenza VI
Sequenza VI
Gerard Grisey: Les espaces acoustiques: Prologue
Les espaces acoustiques: Prologue
Emmanuel Nunes: Einspielung III
Einspielung III
Elliott Carter: Figment IV
Figment IV
Gilles de Bins dit Binchois: Tant plus ayme tant plus suy mal ame (arr. G. Kroll)
Tant plus ayme tant plus suy mal ame (arr. G. Kroll)
Pierre Boulez: Messagesquisse (arr. for viola)
Messagesquisse (arr. for viola)
Johannes Ockeghem: Malheur me bat (arr. B. Madena)
Malheur me bat (arr. B. Madena)
Wolfgang Rihm: Canzona
Canzona
Domenico Gabrielli: Ricercare No. 1 (arr. for viola)
Ricercare No. 1 (arr. for viola)
Jonathan Harvey: Ricercare una Melodia (arr. for viola)
Ricercare una Melodia (arr. for viola)
Carlo Gesualdo: Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 5: No. 10. Occhi del mio cor vita (arr. C. Desjardins)
Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 5: No. 10. Occhi del mio cor vita (arr. C. Desjardins)
Ivan Fedele: Elettra
Elettra
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