Sancan: A Musical Tribute Piano Orchestral & Concertos Chandos

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A Musical Tribute

PIERRE-CHARLES SANCAN

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

Modéré - Vif - Revenir au Tempo Modéré - Vivo -

14:56

Tempo I - [Candence] - Tempo I - Allegro -

[Cadence.] Tempo plus modéré (ad libitum) - Vivo - Vivo -

Andante - Tempo plus modéré - En ralentissent

6:09

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)

Allegro vivo. Vivo - [ ] - Tempo I

4:04

Andante. Très modéré - Un peu plus allant - Plus allant

4:05

III

Final. Presto

3:01

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

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)

International Classical Music Award 2024 Nomination in the Assorted Programs category

International Classical Music Awards 2024

“… That Bavouzet and Yan Pascal Tortelier had personal connections with Sancan is evident from the love they put into this album. Both give touching recollections in the notes and give fantastic performances along with Adam Walker and the BBC Philharmonic… a delight and quite a discovery.”

Nathan Faro – American Record Guide – November/December 2023

Sound: 10 – Libretto: 10 – Repertoire: 9 – Interpretation: 10

“…Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Yan Pascal-Tortelier, who knew the artist, draw all the musical potential from this music, the facets and spirit of which they render very French through this elegance and lightness of tone...”

Pierre Jean Tribot – Crescendo-magazine.be - 11 July 2023

Editor’s Choice – Orchestral

“…If this musical tribute to Sancan doesn’t garner all sorts of awards, I shall be very surprised.”

Jeremy Nicholas – Gramophone magazine – August 2023

“…The performances are clearly not only affectionately conceived but the playing is wonderful, all in Chandos’s usual outstanding recording quality.”

Gary Higginson – MusicWebInternational.com – 19 June 2023

“…Throughout, you can hear influences from Stravinsky and Bartok, but if there is one thing to take away, it is that the album is an astonishing and wonderful disc of joyous music vivaciously and energetically performed.”

Andrew Palmer – YorkshireTimes.co.uk – 29 May 2023

“…the 1957 Piano Concerto is the major work … The other works, including the exquisite Sonatine for Flute and Piano, also reveal what a deft craftsman he was.” ****

Jeremy Pound – BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) – July 2023

Recommended

“…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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