Emmanuelle Bertrand & Pascal Amoyel
CELLO AND PIANO
Edvard Grieg
Cello Sonata op.36 - Lyric pieces
Harmonia Mundi, 2008Emmanuelle Bertrand cello
Pascal Amoyel piano
Alongside the Sonata op.36 – one of the monuments of the repertoire for cello and piano – Emmanuelle Bertrand and Pascal Amoyel have transcribed some of the delightful Lyric Pieces as a sort of personal diary: in their own way, they retrace the life of Grieg, from the little Arietta of 1867 to the final backward glance of Remembrances (1901). The programme also includes two original pieces for this formation, the Intermezzo and Grieg’s own transcription of the Scherzo from his Third Violin Sonata.
GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907)
Sonata for cello and piano in a, op. 36
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The Strad, 2008
Emmanuelle Bertrand and Pascal Amoyel elicit a totally compelling narrative in the first movement. The ensuing Andante achieves a marvelous poetic lyricism that balances spontaneity with a tautly controlled sense of musical line, while the finale is dazzling and intense, and its forceful conclusion is delivered with captivating élan [...] This marvelous disc allows us to savour Grieg’s alluring harmonies to the full.
Joanne Talbot, Strad Magazine, 2008
Emmanuelle Bertrand and Pascal Amoyel present an almost ideal performance of Grieg’s Cello Sonata. Supported by a wonderfully vivid recording, they elicit a totally compelling narrative in the first movement. The ensuing Andante achieves a marvelous poetic lyricism that balances spontaneity with a tautly controlled sense of musical line, while the finale is dazzling and intense, and its forceful conclusion is delivered with captivating élan.
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