La Marca, Adrien - English Delight - Import CD

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La Marca, Adrien

Description:

Here comes the de facto debut disc by Adrienne La Marca, an accomplished French viola player. This disc is a collection of British music from Dowland to 20th century music. For the recording, La Marca placed himself in a real concert situation. She says that she imagined the Liège Philharmonic Hall filled with the audience as she recorded the album. This is a recording that will allow you to enjoy La Marca's world filled with "passion" and "depth. The largest work on the program is the Viola Sonata by Rebecca Clarke, who was also an accomplished viola player. It is an extremely diverse work that recalls the French music of Debussy and Ravel, and at times Wagner. Other interesting programming includes works by Jonathan Harvey, who passed away in 2012, and Britten's mentor, Bridge. Adrienne La Marca was born in France.In 2014, he was awarded the Best Newcomer Award as a solo instrumentalist by the "Victoires de la Musique". He received his musical education from an early age, winning first prize at the French National Competition for Young Viola Players in Lille, and was highly acclaimed from early on. 2008, he was invited to the Seiji Ozawa Swiss International Academy, a music school, where he studied with the founder, Seiji Ozawa, as well as with Robert Mann, Pamela Frank, Nobuko Imai, and Teio Harada, She studied with Robert Mann, Pamela Frank, Nobuko Imai, and Sadao Harada, as well as with the founder Seiji Ozawa. In 2010, after completing the master's program at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, he entered the doctoral program (program 3) at the same conservatory, where he also studied with Tatjana Maslenko in Leipzig. He is currently studying under Tabea Zimmermann at the prestigious Hans Eisler University of Music in Berlin. He has made numerous appearances at music festivals. He has also been active in chamber music, forming a quartet with Renaud Capuçon and others as a tribute to Adolf Busch, which has performed on major stages in Europe.The instrument used is a Giovanni Battista Gadanini on loan from the Zilber/Rampal Foundation. Pianist Thomas Hoppe is a highly respected pianist who has performed in the United States and Europe with instrumentalists and singers such as Perlman and Tabea Zimmermann. He was a longtime pianist in Perlman's Juilliard School classes, and as of 2015 is teaching younger students at the Hans Eisler School of Music. King International.

Tracklisting:

1.Sonata for viola and piano: Impetuoso
2.Sonata for viola and piano: Vivace
3.Sonata for viola and piano: Adagio - Allegro
4.Flow my tears
5.If my complaints could passions move
6.Lachrymae Op. 48, Reflections on a Song of John Downland for viola and piano
7.Pensiero H. 53
8.Allegro appassionato H. 82
9.Chant for solo viola
10.Six Studies in English Folk Song: Adagio ('Lovely on the Water') in E modal minor
11.Six Studies in English Folk Song: Andante sostenuto ('Spurn Point') in Eb
12.Six Studies in English Folk Song: Larghetto ('Van Dieman's Land') in D modal minor
13.Six Studies in English Folk Song: Lento ('She Borrowed Some of her Mother's Gold')
14.Six Studies in English Folk Song: Andante tranquillo ('The Lady and the Dragon') in C
15.Six Studies in English Folk Song: Allegro vivace ('As I walked over London Bridge')
16.Music for a while