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A Musical Tribute
PIERRE-CHARLES SANCAN
1.
Ouverture joyeuse *
5:22
pour orchestre
(for Orchestra)
Allegro
Concerto *†
28:08
pour piano et orchestre
(for Piano and Orchestra)
À ma femme Line Sancan
2.
I
Modéré - Vif - Revenir au Tempo Modéré - Vivo -
14:56
Tempo I - [Candence] - Tempo I - Allegro -
[Cadence.] Tempo plus modéré (ad libitum) - Vivo - Vivo -
3.
II
Andante - Tempo plus modéré - En ralentissent
6:09
4.
III
Allegro vivo - Presto - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso -
6:55
Tempo I - Poco tranquillo - Meno vivo - Moderato molto -
Allegro - Cadence - Modéré - Tempo I
Symphonie *
11:19
pour orchestre à cordes
(For String Orchestra)
5.
I
Allegro vivo. Vivo - [ ] - Tempo I
4:04
6.
II
Andante. Très modéré - Un peu plus allant - Plus allant
4:05
7.
III
Final. Presto
3:01
8.
Commedia dell''arte *
4:18
Ouverture
(Overture)
Allegro
Sonatine † ‡
9:35
pour flûte et piano
(for Flute and Piano)
A Monsieur Gaston Crunelle
professor au Conservatoire National de Paris
9.
Moderato - Cédez légèrement - Tempo I - Poco ritenuto -
4:03
Tempo I - Cédez légèrement [piano ad libitum] -
10.
Andante espressivo - Détendez légèrement - A tempo -
3:29
Cadence, ad libitum - Prenez progressivement le tempo de l''animé -
Tempo animé -
11.
Animé
2:02
12.
Toccata †
3:01
pour piano
(for Piano)
À mes chers Parents
Vif - Moins vite - Tempo I
13.
Caprice romantique †
5:38
pour la main gauche seule
(for the Left Hand Alone)
pour piano
À Madame Vosko-Chaki
Tempo rubato (Crotchet = 126 - 144) - Tempo plus modéré -
Animez et augmentez progressivement - Pressez -
Tempo robato (Crotchet = 84 - 104) -
Reprendre Tempo I - Tempo plus vite
14.
Boîte à musique †
1:56
À Jacques Sancan
Tempo de Valse -
Ralentissez progessivement à chaque descente harmonique (dans
l''esprit du mécanisme qui se dérègle lentement... pour s''rrêter... et
reprendre) -
Pressez et revenez au [Tempo I] -
Tempo I
15.
Mouvement †
3:34
pour piano
(for Piano)
À mon cher Maître Yves Nat
Animé - Tempo (Souple) - Tempo I (Rythmé) - [ ] -
Tempo I - [ ] - Tempo I - Pressez
Total time: 72:33
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra *
Yuri Torchinsky leader
Conductor:Yan Pascal Tortelier *
28-29 April 2022 (orchestral works and Sontine
and 1 October 2022 (solo piano works)
Notes
Pierre Sancan was a tremendously influential figure in French musical life, as a composer, pianist, teacher, and conductor, but remains relatively unknown outside France. Born in Mazamet, in 1916 – the same year as Dutilleux – he received his early musical training in Morocco and, later, Toulouse. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1934 where he studied with Jean Gallon, conducting with Charles Munch and Roger Désormière, piano with Yves Nat, and composition with Henri Busser. He won the Prix de Rome in 1943, and eventually joined the staff in 1956, teaching there until his retirement, in 1985. A list of his piano students reads like a who’s who of French pianists and includes Michel Béroff, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Daniel Varsano, Jacques Rouvier, Jean-Philippe Collard, and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Yan Pascal Tortelier, whilst not a direct student of Sancan, attended the Paris Conservatoire while he taught there, and remembers his influence: ‘of course through his extraordinary pianistic imagination but even more so by his physical allure and overwhelming personality’. This programme of the Piano Concerto, orchestral works, works for solo piano, and the flute Sonatine (played by Adam Walker) serves as a personal tribute to Sancan from both pianist and conductor, who very much hope that it will help to raise awareness of this gifted composer and his music.
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“…Although Sancan does appear on quite a few discs across the catalogue this appears to be the only dedicated solely to his music. But what a disc to be so dedicated – I cannot imagine a greater tribute performed with such skill and empathy… this has turned out to be one of my listening discoveries and highlights of the year to date.”
Nick Barnard – Musicwebinternational.com – 25 May 2023
“…Superbe initiative”
Christophe Huss – Le Devoir (France) – 19 May 2023
“… one can only recommend this successful homage to Pierre Sancan.” *****
Remy Franck – Pizzicato.lu – 6 May 2023
“… The centrepiece is his [Sancan] high-octane Piano Concerto, given its premiere with Sancan as soloist in 1955. The work shows off the technical skills that one might expect from a pianist-composer and Bavouzet glitters in it …” ****
Richard Fairman – Financial Times – 12 May 2023
“…Pierre Sancan is virtually unknown even to the more adventurous music lovers, but his value as a teacher is matched by his inventiveness and accessibility as a composer, as these very winning pieces prove. The Commedia dell’arte overture, for instance, will win over the listener within the first few bars.”
Barry Forshaw – CDChoice.co.uk – 5 April 2023
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