David Guerchovitch, Slava Guerchovitch – Ravel · Imaginaire (2025) [FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

David Guerchovitch, Slava Guerchovitch – Ravel · Imaginaire (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 59:50 minutes | 968 MB | Genre: Classical
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In Imaginaire, brothers David and Slava Guerchovitch bring together two of Ravel’s most beguiling and imaginative works for violin and piano, the Violin Sonata No 2 and Tzigane, alongside a piano arrangement of his enchanting Ma mere l’Oye.

Violinist David Guerchovitch is first concert master of the Bern Symphony Orchestra, while pianist Slava Guerchovitch’s Odradek debut Born in Monaco explored their rich musical heritage. In Imaginaire, the brothers seek to illuminate this repertoire with a fresh approach, shedding where possible the baggage of established interpretations. For the Violin Sonata, they drew inspiration from the manuscript of the first performance, which contains not only the indications of Ravel, but also of George Enescu, the first interpreter of the sonata and a great friend of the composer, with whom he had studied. They also find parallels between each movement and other compositions by Ravel: the dreamy first movement reminiscent of Ma mère l’Oye; the second movement of the harmonies ofL’enfant et les sortilèges; the last movement in the insistent rhythms and abrupt ending of Boléro.

Tracklist:

1-01. David Guerchovitch – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: I. Allegretto (08:00)
1-02. David Guerchovitch – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: II. Blues. Moderato (05:36)
1-03. David Guerchovitch – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro (04:04)
1-04. Slava Guerchovitch – Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: I. Prélude. Très lent (Transcr. for solo piano by Jacques Charlot) (04:14)
1-05. Slava Guerchovitch – Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: II. Danse du rouet et scène. Allegro (Transcr. for solo piano by Jacques Charlot) (04:04)
1-06. Slava Guerchovitch – Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: III. Pavane de la belle au bois dormant. Lent (Transcr. for solo piano by Jacques Charlot) (03:33)
1-07. Slava Guerchovitch – Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: IV. Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête. Mouvement de Valse. Modéré (Transcr. for solo piano by Jacques Charlot) (05:12)
1-08. Slava Guerchovitch – Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: V. Petit poucet. Très modéré (Transcr. for solo piano by Jacques Charlot) (05:29)
1-09. Slava Guerchovitch – Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: VI. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche (Transcr. for solo piano by Jacques Charlot) (05:09)
1-10. Slava Guerchovitch – Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: VII. Apothéose. Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave (Transcr. for solo piano by Jacques Charlot) (03:22)
1-11. David Guerchovitch – Tzigane, rapsodie de concert in D Major, M. 76 (11:01)

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