ALEXANDRE THARAUD Concertos: Pesson, Abrahamsen, Strasnoy

ALEXANDRE THARAUD Concertos: Pesson, Abrahamsen, Strasnoy CD 2020

This album brings together world premiere recordings of three aesthetically diverse piano concertos that were written for Alexandre Tharaud. They are Left, alone by the Dane Hans Abrahamsen (b. 1952), Future is a faded song by the Frenchman Gérard Pesson (b.1958) and Kuleshov by the Argentian-born Frenchman Oscar Strasnoy (b.1970). Strasnoy has said that his concerto was "inspired by Alexandre Tharaud's unique and inimitable phrasing and clarity of playing." No doubt those words could apply to all three works on the album.

1‐6. HANS ABRAHAMSEN (1952) ‐ Left, alone – Concerto with piano for the left hand and orchestra (2015)
Dedicated to Alexandre Tharaud
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nezet‐Séguin (conductor)

Part 1:
1. I. Very fast
2. II. Slowly walking
3. III. Presto fluente
(like a gentle rain, light and bubbly)
Part 2:
4. IV. Slowly
5. V. Prestissimo tempestuoso
6. VI. In a tempo from another time – In a time of slow motion – Suddenly in flying time, “Fairy Tale Time”
7. GERARD PESSON (1958) ‐ Future is a faded song with piano and orchestra (2012) (Composed for Alexandre Tharaud)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Tito Ceccherini (conductor)
8. OSCAR STRASNOY (1970) ‐ Kuleshov (2015‐2017) ‐ Concerto for piano and chamber‐orchestra
Les Violons du Roy, Mathieu Lussier (conductor)

Release Date: 31 Jan 2020