Alexandre Tharaud

Alexandre Tharaud, Piano; Ronald Van Spaendonck, Clarinet; Philippe Bernold, Flute

1. A la manière de Chabrier by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1913; France Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 1 Minutes 34 Secs. 2. Valses nobles et sentimentales by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1911; France Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 14 Minutes 18 Secs. 3. Pavane pour une infante défunte by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1899; France Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 5 Minutes 35 Secs. 4. Menuet antique by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1895; France Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 5 Minutes 46 Secs. 5. Jeux d'eau by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1901; France Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 5 Minutes 19 Secs. 6. Sérénade grotesque by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1893; France Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. 7. A la manière de Borodine by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1913; France Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 1 Minutes 32 Secs. 8. La parade by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: circa 1898; France Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 11 Minutes 12 Secs. 9. Menuet by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 0 Minutes 54 Secs. 10. Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn by Maurice Ravel Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1909; France Date of Recording: 2003 Venue: La Villette Lutheran Church, Paris Length: 1 Minutes 43 Secs. 11. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, Op. 167 by Camille Saint-Saëns Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet), Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1921; France 12. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Francis Poulenc Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet), Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1962; France 13. Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano by Arthur Honegger Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet), Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1921-1922; France 14. Variations for Clarinet and Piano by Jean Françaix Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet), Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: France 15. Petite pièce for Clarinet and Piano by Claude Debussy Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet), Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1910; France 16. Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano by Claude Debussy Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck (Clarinet), Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1909-1910; France 17. Le merle noir by Olivier Messiaen Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano), Philippe Bernold (Flute) Period: 20th Century Written: 1951; France 18. Sonatine for Flute and Piano by Henri Dutilleux Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano), Philippe Bernold (Flute) Period: 20th Century Written: 1942; France 19. Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux by Erik Satie Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1888; France 20. Gnossiennes (6) for Piano by Erik Satie Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1890-1897; France 21. Avant-dernières pensées by Erik Satie Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Period: 20th Century Written: 1915; France

The 'INITIALES' series is an invitation to discover the artists of harmonia mundi. Of course there is no need to present Alexandre Tharaud, whose 'Baroque' trilogy (Rameau, Bach, Couperin) has delighted piano and harpsichord lovers all over the world; but this double album of French music gives you an opportunity to appreciate another facet of his talent, whether in solo pieces by Ravel and Satie or duetting with two of his regular partners, Ronald Van Spaendonck and Philippe Bernold.

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