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Prudence Davis, Jeffrey Crellin and Peter Lynch in French salon and Impressionist chamber music for flute, oboe and guitar: Fauré and Ravel pavanes, Giuliani’s Serenade, Coste miniatures, Ponce’s Sonata III, Debussy’s Syrinx and Rêverie, and Duarte folk settings.
Claude Debussy composer
Gabriel Fauré composer
Mauro Giuliani composer
Manuel María Ponce composer
Maurice Ravel composer
John William Duarte arranger
Peter Lynch arranger
The programme pairs arranged Fauré and Ravel pavanes for the full trio with Giuliani’s Serenade for flute and guitar, Coste’s short works for oboe and guitar, and Ponce’s Sonata III for solo guitar. Debussy appears twice: the solo flute Syrinx and Lynch’s trio arrangement of Rêverie. John W. Duarte’s settings of Somerset and Essex folk songs, drawn from collections by Cecil Sharp and Vaughan Williams, close the middle of the disc.
Peter Lynch arranged the two pavanes and the Debussy trio version. The recording was made in the winter of 1989 in the chapel of Xavier College, Kew, with Martin Wright as engineer.
Reviews
The ensemble playing is immaculate, impeccable intonation, beautiful phrasing and superb breath control by the two wind players … recommended for those looking for calm, soothing music, full of flowing melodies and pleasing harmonies by musicians who play with warmth and sincerity.
well worth the listen … a lovely programme of music in first rate performances makes it well worth the investment.
This CD is recommended for those looking for calm, soothing music, full of flowing melodies and pleasing harmonies by musicians who play with warmth and sincerity
Artists
Prudence Davis
Prudence Davis studied in Melbourne and toured after which she toured with the Melbourne Youth Orchestra in 1976 throughout England and Germany and, in 1979, with the Australian Youth Orchestra to China. She joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 1980 and later took leave to study with the renowned flautist Aurele Nicolet.
Jeffrey Crellin
Jeffrey Crellin is a well-known soloist who has appeared with the Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Queensland and Tasmanian symphony orchestras, as well as orchestras in Germany and Japan. A founding member of the Australian Chamber Soloists, he has also directed the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra.
Peter Lynch
Peter Lynch is an Australian classical guitarist, teacher and director of the Melbourne International Guitar Festival. Trained in Canberra and London, he has broadcast for ABC radio and recorded recital and teaching repertoire for Move.
Audio preview
Tracks
- Pavane, Op. 50 Gabriel Fauré Arr: Peter Lynch 6:46
- i. Maestoso 3:10
- ii. Minuetto and trio 3:02
- iii. Andantino mosso 5:25
- iv. Allegro 3:58
- Consolazione, Romance sans Paroles, Op. 25 Napoléon Coste 2:41
- Les Regrets, Cantilène, Op. 36 Napoléon Coste 3:25
- Marche, Op. 33 Napoléon Coste 3:40
- Pavane pour une infante défunte Maurice Ravel Arr: Peter Lynch 6:18
- i. Allegro moderato 5:30
- ii. Chanson 3:37
- iii. Allegro non troppo 7:05
- Syrinx Claude Debussy 3:25
- O, Sally My Dear (Traditional) Arr: John William Duarte :41
- John Barleycorn (Traditional) Arr: John William Duarte :48
- The Brisk Young Widow (Traditional) Arr: John William Duarte :48
- Farewell, My Dearest Nancy (Traditional) Arr: John William Duarte 1:12
- As I Walked Out (Traditional) Arr: John William Duarte 1:24
- The Lark in the Morning (Traditional) Arr: John William Duarte 1:11
- Tarry Trowsers (Traditional) Arr: John William Duarte :50
- The Lost Lady Found (Traditional) Arr: John William Duarte 1:07
- Rêverie Claude Debussy Arr: Peter Lynch 4:55
Serenade in G Major, Op. 127 Mauro Giuliani
Sonata III Manuel María Ponce
Performers
- Prudence Davis · tracks 1–5, 9, 13 and 22
- Jeffrey Crellin · tracks 1, 6–9, 14–22
- Peter Lynch · guitar · all except track 13
Composers
Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) was a French composer whose harmony, colour and flexible sense of key reshaped European music at the turn of the twentieth century. Piano, orchestral and chamber works from his maturity remain central to the repertoire.
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) was a French composer, pianist, organist and teacher whose music links late Romanticism with early modernism. His best-known works include the Requiem, the Pavane, and a large body of songs and piano music.
Maurice Ravel
Many consider Maurice Ravel a major composer for the piano as well as a genius of orchestration. It remains a surprise how few works make up his total output for the instrument: all his piano compositions can be performed in under two and a half hours.
Napoléon Coste
Napoléon Coste's guitar music carries French Romantic drama and song: programmatic fantasies that send soldiers to war and bring them home in triumph, beside short romances and cantilènes of quiet, flowing melody.
Mauro Giuliani
Mauro Giuliani (1781–1829) was an Italian guitarist, cellist and composer, and one of the leading guitar virtuosi of the early Romantic era. His concert works and chamber music helped define a new role for the guitar in European music.
Manuel María Ponce
Manuel Ponce’s music draws Mexican popular song and folklore into the concert hall. His guitar works sit at the centre of the instrument’s repertory, while piano pieces and songs reshape European forms with a distinctly Latin American voice.
Where to listen
Images is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Images is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3090
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 70 minutes 58 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Venue
- Xavier College Chapel
- Thanks to
- Creative Australia
- Release date
- 1990
- Musical work
copyright - © 1990 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1990 Move Records
- Category
- Classical
- Genres
- Romantic & Impressionist, Folk
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574309027
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