ASD - Arts-Scène Diffusion

Pascal Amoyel

PIANO

Dmitri Shostakovich

Cello Concerto n°1 - Sonata for celle and piano op. 40

Harmonia Mundi, 2015

Emmanuelle Bertrand cello
Pascal Amoyel piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, dir. Pascal Rophé

Here are two masterpieces for cello by Shostakovich, written 25 years apart. The insolent Sonata op.40 of 1934 – contemporary with Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, the opera soon to plunge its composer into disgrace with Stalin – was answered in 1959 by the bitter self-questioning of an artist who seemed to have sunk into depression. This Cello Concerto ends with a wicked caricature of true joy, adding the final touch to the extreme polymorphism of a traumatised humorist who had long since learned not to laugh . . .

Cello concerto n°1 in E-flat, op. 107
Sonata for cello and piano in d, op. 40
Moderato for cello and piano

Press

Bertrand Dermoncourt, Classica, 2013

Dans cette œuvre de jeunesse, Emmanuelle Bertrand et son habituel complice Pascal Amoyel ont choisi les options les plus intimistes, les phrasés les plus souples, les échanges les plus délicats, à l’opposé d’une certaine tradition qui tire la partition, peut-être à tort, vers des états plus amers.

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Une leçon de piano avec Chopin

Have you ever dreamed of attending a piano lesson given by Chopin? By decoding the little-known method written by Chopin and…

Have you ever dreamed of attending a piano lesson given by Chopin?

By decoding the little-known method written by Chopin and the testimonies of his rare pupils, Pascal Amoyel, himself of Franco-Polish descent, brings him back to life in an imaginary and moving dialogue...

Following the success of his previous one-man shows (Le Pianiste aux 50 doigts, Le Jour où j'ai rencontré Franz Liszt and Looking for Beethoven) in Paris, the rest of France and abroad, this season Pascal Amoyel presents his latest musical, Une leçon de piano avec Chopin: an expert, passionate and sensitive reading of Chopin's First Ballade as a musical treasure imagined and performed by the man who in 2010 was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque in Warsaw by the prestigious Société Chopin for his complete Nocturnes. As a privileged witness to this intimate transmission from master to pupil, the audience is transported by the music and storytelling of the great pianist and Victoire de la Musique winner. A must-see nugget! Find out more

Pianist Pascal Amoyel is back at the Théâtre du Ranelagh for a series of performances, and we look forward to welcoming you!

Where?
Théatre Le Ranelagh 5, rue des Vignes 75016 Paris
Subways: La Muette or Passy

When?
Thursday, November 21st, 2024 to Sunday, January 12th, 2025
Thursday to Saturday at 8:30pm and Sunday at 5pm
Additional performance Tuesday December 31 at 8:30pm