Gautier Capucon - Gaia (CD)

Gautier Capuçon's cello becomes the voice of the Earth in an inspired album of world premiere recordings: Gaïa. Uniting seventeen world-premiere works by sixteen contemporary composers, this project - which takes it's name from the Greek goddess of Earth and mother of all life - sets out to explore humanity's relationship to nature through a multifaceted lens, drawing from different musical genres, aesthetics, and cultural influences as well as the formidable contrasts of the natural world. The recordings showcase diverse new works by innovative contemporary composers, from luminaries in the field - Max Richter, Ludovico Einaudi, Joe Hisaishi, Bryce Dessner - to brilliant emerging talents. In Gautier's words: "Gaïa is an album dedicated to the Earth, inspired by it's beauty, fragility, and strength."

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Sequence for Gaïa
2. Towards the Forest
3. Wake
4. Forever Home
5. Air
6. Prélude
7. Boreas
8. Towards the Light
9. Tàmr Metushela?
10. Ambition
11. Sur le lac du Bourget
12. Life in Sunshine
13. Side Piece
14. Of Wind and Rain
15. Toro Tsa Kwa
16. The Usual Illusion
17. Never Say Never