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Track(s) taken from CDA67100

Berceuse in B flat major, Op 38

composer

Philippe Graffin (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano)
Recording details: January 1999
Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: October 1999
Total duration: 5 minutes 14 seconds

Cover artwork: Les meules de foin à St Clement. Daniel de Monfreid (1856-1929)
Sotheby’s Picture Library
 

Reviews

‘Listen to this wonderful new disc from Philippe Graffin and Pascal Devoyon. From the turbulent emotions of the opening to the furiously driven moto perpetuo of the ultimately triumphant conclusion, they hold the listener spellbound … there is no doubt about the sheer pleasure which Graffin and Devoyon find in this music, with a performance enducing a wit and heartwarming intimacy that also extend to the smaller works … strongly recommended’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Fresh from the extraordinary success of his Saint-Saëns concertos, Philippe Graffin proves even more alluring in the French master's chamber music. This spellbinding performance had me lost in rapt concentration. The rarities that make up the rest of the disc are also sheer delight. A wonderful recording in every way’ (Classic CD)

‘Philippe Graffin is the sensitive violinist who often conveys a sense of rapture in this music. Pascal Devoyon is a splendid partner in this welcome recording’ (MDC Classical Express)

‘Graffin is one of the most elegant violinists of the younger generation, his performances of Saint-Saëns having that rare thistledown quality that creates a remarkable crystalline beauty … in passages of more substance, he is equally persuasive, despatching technical difficulties with consummate ease … in Devoyon, he has a partner that matches his radiant readings, the clarity of articulation complementing Graffin’s silvery tone’ (Yorkshire Post)
The Berceuse, Opus 38, dates from 1871 and is dedicated to Paul Viardot, the violinist son of the celebrated singer Pauline Viardot, a close friend. A calm serene work, it has a simple, memorable melodic quality that places it close to Saint-Saëns’s best-known piece, ‘The Swan’.

from notes by Duncan Druce © 1999

Datée de 1871, la Berceuse, opus 38 est dédiée à Paul Viardot, violoniste et fils de la célèbre chanteuse Pauline Viardot, amie intime de Saint-Saëns. Sa qualité mélodique simple et mémorable place cette œuvre calme et sereine aux côtés de la plus fameuse pièce du compositeur, «Le Cygne».

extrait des notes rédigées par Duncan Druce © 1999
Français: Hypérion

Die Berceuse Op. 38 stammt aus dem Jahr 1871 und ist dem Violinisten Paul Viardot gewidmet, dem Sohn der berühmten Sängerin Pauline Viardot, einer guten Freundin. Das ruhige, heitere Werk hat eine schlichte, einprägsame Melodik, die es in nächste Nähe von Saint-Saëns’ bekanntestem Stück „Der Schwan“ bringt.

aus dem Begleittext von Duncan Druce © 1999
Deutsch: Anne Steeb/Bernd Müller

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