Isabelle Faust and François-Xavier Roth explore here extremely contrasting facets of Stravinsky’s output for violin. From the Concerto to the Pastorale, the composer plays with codes and colours, sketching extraordinarily vivid soundscapes. Once again, the musicians of Les Siècles have succeeded in rediscovering the works’ original dynamic by using period instruments – and that changes everything!
Isabelle Faust
Violin
Les Siècles
Ensemble
François-Xavier Roth
Conductor
Martial Gauthier
Violin
Carole Roth
Viola
Robin Michael
Cello
Hélène Mourot
Oboe
Stéphane Morvan
English horn
Christian Laborie
Clarinet
· Apollon Musagète – Variation of Apollo (Apollo and the Muses)
Variation d’Apollon (Apollon et les Muses) / Variation des Apollon (Apollon und die Musen) (from Apollon musagète, Second tableau / second tableau / Zweites Bild) (03’09)· Violin Concerto in D major Concerto pour violon en ré majeur / Violinkonzert in D-Dur
· I. Toccata (05’55)
· II. Aria I (04’28)
· III. Aria II (06’01)
· IV. Capriccio (06’18)· Three Pieces for String Quartet Trois Pièces pour quatuor à cordes / Drei Stücke für Streichquartett
· I. (00’55)
· II. (02’06)
· III. (04’10)· Concertino for String Quartet pour quatuor à cordes / für Streichquartett (06’19)· Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon Pour violon, hautbois, cor anglais, clarinette et basson / für Violine, Oboe, Englischhorn, Klarinette und Fagott (02’58)· Double Canon for String Quartet pour quatuor à cordes / für Streichquartett (01’26)