Jean-Guihen Queyras & Alexandre Tharaud – Complices (2020) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Friends and frequent recital partners Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexandre Tharaud are reunited here for an album conceived as a collection of short stories, presenting both celebrated and little-known masterpieces of the repertory. If the art of transcription is the hallmark of great performers, it must be said that our two partners are past masters at it! Throughout this lyrical yet virtuosic programme, music lovers will meet one surprise after another.

Tracklist:
01. Baryton Trio in D Major, Hob. XI:113: Allegro di molto (Arr. for cello and piano) (2:12)
02. 3 Old Viennese Dances: II. Liebesleid. Tempo di Ländler (Arr. for cello and piano) (3:32)
03. Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: II. Allegro non assai in D Minor (Arr. for cello and piano) (3:00)
04. Valse triste (Arr. for cello and piano) (2:43)
05. Spanish Dances, Op. 54: II. Serenade. Allegro moderato (2:57)
06. Elfentanz, Op. 39 (2:56)
07. 6 Morceaux, Op. 51: VI. Valse sentimentale in F Minor. Tempo di Valse (Arr. for cello and piano) (2:28)
08. 10 Klavierstücken: VIII. Imitating Albéniz. Con Passion (Arr. for cello and piano) (3:47)
09. Nocturnes, Op. 9: II. Andante in E-Flat Major (Arr. for cello and piano) (4:10)
10. Drei Stücke, Op. 11: III. Mazurka No. 1 in G Minor. Lebhaft und frisch (Arr. for cello and piano) (3:16)
11. 4 Short Studies: Kurze Studie Nr. 4 (1:12)
12. 3 Old Viennese Dances: I. Liebesfreud. Allegro (Arr. for cello and piano) (3:23)
13. Siete canciones populares españolas: V. Nana. Calmo e sostenuto (Arr. for cello and piano) (2:06)
14. Papillon, Op. 77 (Arr. for cello and piano) (2:54)
15. Le Carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne. Andantino grazioso (2:43)
16. Léocadia, FP. 106: Les Chemins de l’amour (Arr. for cello and piano) (3:15)
17. Improvisation on Bach: Alabama. Slowly, pensively (rubato) (Arr. for saxophone and cello) (5:59)
18. 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher: I. Un poco indeciso (3:38)
19. Symphony No. 13 in C Major, Hob. II:47 “Toy Symphony”: Adagio (7:27)