Quintettes Et Sextuors à Cordes

Pierre Fouchenneret, Lise Berthaud, Francois Salque and Eric Le Sage write of this new release: "One crazy day, a few of us decided to embark on a project which, at the time, some people deemed impossible to achieve: to perform all of Brahms's chamber music within only a few months. Every concert would be recorded with our sights set on an unprecedented, magical objective- the complete chamber works of that great Viennese composer performed by the same musicians. In a matter of a few months, during which we were constantly phoning each other, we brought some passionate musicians into our ranks who were not frightened off by the folly of the project... We are now a company, as in the theatre, bonded by an unstoppable urge, a definite notion of boldness, a shared perception of chamber music and a love for the repertoire. We know to a T our individual playing characteristics: one player's touch, another's bow stroke, each other's breathing, and so on. After hours of rehearsals and discussions, we honed our vision of the repertoire which ensured that the project is coming together nicely. It is a two phase endeavor- the concert and the album... We share the passion of this peerless musician who more than anyone cherished chamber music ensembles; composed for them his entire life; was equally comfortable in duets as he was in sextets; and whose enthusiasm and legendary ardour flowed into his writing at a crossroads of classical rigor and romantic impulse." Un jour de folie une poignée de musiciens firent un projet insensé: jouer toute la musique de chambre de Brahms en quelques mois, et l’enregistrer pour qu’enfin existe une intégrale du répertoire joué par un seul et même ensemble. Autour de Pierre Fouchenneret, Eric Lesage, Lise Berthaud et Francois Salque, ils se sont constitués en troupe, suivie de près par l’oreille passionnée et avisée de B Records. L’album consacré aux quatuors avec piano, une forme dans laquelle le grand Viennois a exercé tout son génie – ce mélange de fougue et de rigueur, est le premier épisode d’un feuilleton à suivre. Johannes Brahms Pierre Fouchenneret violon Shuichi Okada violon Lise Berthaud alto Adrien Boisseau alto François Salque violoncelle Yan Levionnois violoncelle Sortie nationale le 22 juin 2018 en coproduction avec La Belle Saison JOHANNES BRAHMS Quintette à cordes n°1 en fa majeur op.88 Quintette à cordes n°2 en sol majeur op.111 Sextuor à cordes n°1 en si bémol majeur op.18 Sextuor à cordes n°2 en sol majeur op.36 Disque : 1 1 String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88: I. Allegro non troppo ma con brio 2 String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88: II. Grave ed appassionato - Allegretto vivace 3 String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88: III. Finale (Allegro energico) 4 String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio 5 String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: II. Adagio 6 String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: III. Un poco allegretto 7 String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: IV. Vivace ma non troppo presto Disque : 2 1 String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo 2 String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato 3 String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto 4 String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso 5 String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo 6 String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo - Presto giocoso 7 String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: III. Poco adagio 8 String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: IV. Poco allegro