Pierre Fouchenneret - Chausson & Barbara: Le temps des lilas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Le temps des lilas is an ode to Romanticism, a love song and a nostalgic reflection on the bittersweet beauty of lost happiness. Dedicated to the music of Ernest Chausson, this album oscillates between passion and melancholy, wonder and nostalgia. The Concert Op. 21, a masterly work on the borderline between chamber music and orchestra, is carried by Pierre Fouchenneret's magnetic violin and David Violi's colorful piano. I Giardini also deliver a previously unpublished version of Poeme Op. 25, reworked for violin, piano and string quartet. The album closes with Pauline Buet's equally sensitive retelling of Chausson and Barbara's 'Temps des/du lilas', using cello in the former and singing voice in the latter. Barbara's song and Chausson's melody stand as a simple, timeless tribute to the magic of past moments and the fragility of human existence. Le temps des lilas is I Giardini's first full-length album for PENTATONE, following an already rich discography Nuits (which has been awarded the prestigious Diapason d'Or), Bleu, Shaw and Faure, an EP released with PENTATONE in 2024. Album Tracks 1. Concert Op. 21 in D Major for violin, piano and string quartet~I. Décidé 2. Concert Op. 21 in D Major for violin, piano and string quartet~II. Sicilienne 3. Concert Op. 21 in D Major for violin, piano and string quartet~III. Grave 4. Concert Op. 21 in D Major for violin, piano and string quartet~IV. Final 5. Poème Op. 25 for violin, piano and string quartet 6. temps des lilas 7. temps du lilas