Enescu: Légende

A recital disc which solidifies Tine’s place in the core classical world, whilst at the same time maintaining those key elements from “Storyteller” - interest, variety, approachability, whilst showcasing her talents, and incorporating plenty of repertoire that she can tour with.

George Enescu (1881–1955) is one of the great composers, although the world has yet to realise the extent of his achievement. Enescu’s small published œuvre of 33 opus numbers belies the amount of music he produced: he composed prolifically but, as he was both a perfectionist and a busy performer, much of his music is still unknown.

This CD reveals solo, chamber and concertante pieces featuring the violin, played by Sherban Lupu, who understands Enescu’s idiom like few other musicians.

Eric Aubier has chosen works linked to the impressionist representation of the world. He includes arrangements of well known works by Mussorgsky, Debussy, Fauré, Ravel, Chabrier Ibert and Saint-Saens. The CD is beautifully presented with its own mini impressionist gallery.

The Royal Academy of Music celebrates the virtuoso with this disc inspired by the Paris Conservatoire's ultimate accolade. The core of the disc is music commissioned by the Conservatoire: a clutch of masterpieces from near the turn of the 20th -century by Debussy and Enescu, mid-century competition set-pieces by Jolivet and Dutilleux and a late example of the genre by Dubois. The cream of recent Academy students also explore changing conceptions of virtuosity in France over a longer period with works by Mozart, Wieniawski and Ravel, and the disc closes with Baasvik’s remarkable solo tuba piece Fnugg. The disc features performances by some of the most exceptionally talented virtuosi to have recently studied at the Royal Academy of Music. Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova has already won numerous awards; Adam Walker was appointed Principal Flute with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 21 and soon afterwards became Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra; Huw Morgan was the youngest ever winner of both the International Trumpet Guild Solo and Orchestral competitions; clarinettist Anna Hashimoto made her Barbican solo debut at the age of 15 and has now given numerous recitals of solo and chamber music at Wigmore Hall; bassoonist Karen Geoghegan made her BBC Proms debut in 2009 and has made several recordings with Chandos; Jaroslaw Nadrzycki won the 2009 George Enescu International Violin Competition and has made numerous concerto appearances; Suzie Thorn has been principal oboe with the National Youth Orchestra, the Britten-Pears Orchestra and the European Union Youth Orchestra in addition to solo performing; Mariangela Vacatello was a prizewinner at the ‘Top of the World’ Piano Competition 2009 and Finalist at the Van Cliburn Competition 2009, where she won the Worldwide Audience Award; and Sasha Koushk-Jalali has performed across Europe as Principal Tuba with the Mahler Youth Orchestra. The pianists Albina Stulpinaite, Tadashi Imai, John Reid, Robin Davis, Jacob Barnes and Chris Hopkins continue the Academy's unsurpassed tradition of the very finest accompaniment performances.

The Clarion Ensemble demonstrate the various instruments of the trumpet family & their development. Cornetto, baroque trumpet, slide trumpet, keyed bugle, posthorn, cornopean, cornet & valved trumpet with an ensemble including the virtuoso singing of Deborah Roberts. Works by Fantini, Monteverdi, Purcell, Frescobaldi, Scarlatti, Bishop, etc. trace the evolution of the trumpet family from Renaissance to modern times.