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A Year in Paris
Nicole Canham, clarinet; Anthony Smith, piano
Music for clarinet and piano by composers Poulenc, Carmichael, Benjamin, Cahuzac, Debussy, Stanhope, Brumby, Cahuzac and Francois.
A Year in Paris is a romantic, mysterious journey through repertoire evoking Paris, the most beautiful city in the world. Moody, intimate, ranging from introverted to brilliant, the music takes the listener through a year long view of the seasons and emotions of an Australian living in the City of Light. From the mercurial Valses-Caprices of Benjamin to the brooding Pastorale Cevenole, the icy stillness of The Footsteps in the Snow and the bubbling enthusiasm of the Francaix Theme and Variations, A Year in Paris offers the range of emotions evoked in a life in Paris. Music to sit back and drift away with your imagination...rainy Paris streets, surprises and beauty around every corner, a mix of the startling and the expected. This recording project is the culmination of Canham's studies in France with renowned clarinetist and pedagogue, Philippe Cuper. Produced with the assistance of CAPO, the CD features music by French and Australian composers, all of whom have some connection to Paris or with each other. With "A Year in Paris" Canham and Smith aim to share the ideas of anecdotes and traditions and their influence on performance, with Australian audiences. Press quotes:
“If you are fond of the Clarinet, let me say unhesitatingly that this CD should yield hours of pleasure.”
— John Barns, 3MBS FM Libretto “Intelligent selection and fine performances.”— Malcolm Tattersal, MCA Music Forum November 2006 Track Listing:
Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano
Carmichael: Pastorale Benjamin: Le Tombeau de Ravel Valse-Caprices Cahuzac: Pastorale Cevenole Debussy: Les pas sur la neige Stanhope: Phospheric Variations Brumby: Danza Cahuzac: Cahuzac Francois: Tema con Variazioni Catalogue Number: MCD288
Price: AU$26.00
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 Featured Artists:
Versatile clarinetist Nicole Canham received her initial training at the Australian National University Institute of the Arts. In 2000 and 2002, Nicole was the winner of the Australian Music Foundation's Young Australian Musician Award, enabling her to undertake further study at the Conservatoire Nationale de Region de Versailles.
Anthony graduated from the ANU in 2000. He was appointed pianist at The Casals Academy of Music in 2003.
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