Siblings - A Family Affair (CD)

The young French cellist Edgar Moreau, an established Erato artist, is joined by his siblings - the violinists Raphaëlle and David and the pianist Jérémie - for Dvorák's five Bagatelles op 47 and Korngold's Suite op 23. As David points out, works for the combination of two violins, cello and piano are unusual: "These are wonderful pieces that are rarely played, so this is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on them." When it comes to playing as a family, Edgar feels that "There's something that works almost instinctively," while Raphaëlle explains that "We don't need to look at each other, and we breathe together in a certain way. There's something very strong about it." Completing the programme are transcriptions of much-loved operatic arias from Dvorák's Rusalka and Korngold's Die tote Stadt, performed by Edgar and Jérémie

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47, B. 79: I. Allegretto Scherzando
2. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47, B. 79: II. Tempo Di Minuetto. Grazioso
3. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47, B. 79: III. Allegretto Scherzando
4. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47, B. 79: IV. Canon. Andante Con Moto
5. 5 Bagatelles, Op. 47, B. 79: V. Poco Allegro
6. Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon
7. Die Tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act 1: Marietta's Lied Zur Laute
8. Suite, Op. 23: I. Präludium Und Fuge. Kräftig Und Bestimmt. Ruhig Ohne Zu Schleppen
9. Suite, Op. 23: II. Walzer. Nicht Schnell. Anmutig
10. Suite, Op. 23: III. Groteske. Möglichst Rasch
11. Suite, Op. 23: IV. Lied. Schlicht Und Innig
12. Suite, Op. 23: V. Rondo - Finale. Schnell, Heftig - Allegretto Amabile E Comodo