French Bassoon Works Woodwind Piano Chandos

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GABRIEL GROVLEZ

(1879-1944)

Sicilienne et Allegro giocoso (1930)

5:59

À mon amie Léon Letellier, Professeur au Conservatoire

Largamente - Tempo di Siciliana - Poco animando - Tempo I -

3:55

Allegro giocoso

2:05

ALEXANDRE TANSMAN

(1897-1986)

Sonatine (1952)

7:38

À Gustave Dhérin

Allegro con moto - Meno mosso - A tempo - Più lento -

2:11

Aria. Largo cantabile

2:44

III

Scherzo. Molto vivace

2:40

CHARLES KOECHLIN

(1867-1950)

Sonata, Op. 71 (1918-19)

8:58

Andante moderato - Allegretto scherzando - Tempo I

2:36

Nocturne. Presque adagio

2:44

III

Final. Allegro, vigoureusement et rudement rythmé-

3:35

GABRIEL FAURÉ

(1845-1924)

Transcribed 1920 by Fernand Oubradous (1903-1986)

Pièce (c. 1887)

3:05

Adagio, molto tranquillo

ROGER BOUTRY

(b. 1932)

10.

Interférences I (1972)

9:16

À Monsieur Maurice Allard, Professeur au Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris

Allegro (crotchet=80) - Cadence - Allegro - Cadence -

GABBIER NOEL GALLON

(1891-1966)

11.

Récit et Allegro (1938)

5:44

À Fernand Oubradous

Lento - Animando molto - Allegro - Più lento - Allegro - Più vivo

HENRI DUTILLEUX

(b. 1916)

12.

Sarabande et Cortège (1942)

7:41

À Monsieur Gustave Dhérin, Professeur au Conservatoire national de Paris

Assez lent - Animex un peu - Animez toujours - Ritenuto -

MARCEL BITSCH

(b. 1921)

13.

Concertino (1948)

7:29

À Monsieur Gustave Dhérin, Professeur au Conservatoire national de Paris

Andante - Animando - Tempo I - Animando - Cadenza - Allegro vivace

LOUIS MARIE EUGENE JANCOURT

(1815-1901)

premiere recording

14.

Nocturne (d'après John Field), Op. 124

4:16

À mon fils

Andante - Cantabile

GABRIEL PIERNÉ

(1863-1937)

15.

Solo de concert, Op. 35 (1898)

5:35

Allegro non troppo - Allegro scherzando

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

(1862-1918)

From Five Pieces transcribed 1992 by Bronislav Prorvich

premier recordings

16.

Minstrels, No. 12 from Preludes, Book I (c. 1910)

2:22

Modéré (nerveux et avec humour)

17.

The Little Shepherd, No. 5 from 'Children's Corner' (1906-08)

2:36

Très modéré

18.

Golliwog's Cake-Walk, No. 6 from 'Children's Corner' (1906-08)

2:48

Allegro giusto - Un peu moins vite - Tempo I

73:38

Solo: Karen Geoghegan bassoon

Solo: Philip Edward Fisher piano

14 and 15 November 2008

"The whole program is very nice, and Geoghegan is superb. Fisher is a fantastic accompanist… The repertoire for the bassoon seemed to reach its height in the French romantic; this is a representative sample of that. The temperament of these works will appeal to quite a wide variety of tastes."

David Schwartz - American Record Guide - September/October 2009

"This is Karen Geoghegan’s second disc for Chandos in a year…. Good for her. Good for Chandos. Here is an exceptional young musician – technically highly accomplished and to whom lyrical, mellifluous playing seems to come as naturally as wit and charm”

Jeremy Nicolas - Gramophone - July 2009

Performance **** Recording ****

“…. A thoughtful and inventive programme, performed with tremendous style. Familiar names and works, such as Grovlez’s Sicilienne et Allegro giocoso or the Sarabande et Cortège by Duttilleux nestle alongside more specialist, but equally engaging fare, such as Bountry’s riotous Interfèrences I, or Noël Gallon’s Recit et Allegro. More than ably partnered by Phillip Fisher, Geoghegan is a spirited advocate of these gems. Her beautiful account of Jancourt’s Nocture typifies her combination of natural musicality and exquisite tone, while her approach to Pierne’s Solo de concert and Bitsch’s Concertino underline why, at just 19 she is already a marvellous ambassador for the bassoon.”

Christopher Dingle - BBC Music Magazine - July 2009

“… a clever recital of French miniatures, ranging from Henri Dutilleux’s Chaplinesque ‘Sarabande et Cortège’ to the courtly elegies and neo-baroque fantasies of Faurège’ to the courtly elegies and neo-baroque fantasies of Faurè, Tansman and Koechlin. Closely shadowed by pianist Philip Fisher, Goeghegan shows elegance, wit a gorgeous sound and a bullet-proof technique."

The Independent - May 2009

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