Saint-George & Pecou: Violin Concertos

Artista: Grimbert-Barre, Romuald

Formato: COMPACT DISCS

Gravadora/Label: APTE

Catalogo: 421

Faixas: 1.1 Saint-George:Violin Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro
1.2 Saint-George: Violin Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 8: II. Largo
1.3 Saint-George: Violin Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 8: III. Rondeau
1.4 Pécou: Violin Concerto “Hommage À Saint-George”: I. Rixes
1.5 Pécou: Violin Concerto “Hommage À Saint-George”: II. Padjanbel
1.6 Pécou: Violin Concerto “Hommage À Saint-George”: III. Révolutions
1.7 Saint-George: Violin Concerto in a Major, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Allegro Moderato
1.8 Saint-George: Violin Concerto in a Major, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Largo
1.9 Saint-George: Violin Concerto in a Major, Op. 5 No. 2: III. Rondeau

The Chevalier de Saint-George is in many respects an exceptional figure. Born in Guadeloupe in the eighteenth century to an aristocrat and an enslaved woman, he received in Paris the education of a court gentleman: violinist, fencer, Freemason, participant in the Revolution, and conductor, he was also a composer. It is naturally to the violin that he dedicated his finest works, among which the concertos, marked by a virtuosity that is both unbridled and graceful, stand out in particular. Romuald Grimbert-Barré and the Orchestre national de Cannes pay tribute to this extraordinary life by pairing the Op. 5 and Op. 8 concertos with Thierry Pécou’s Concerto Hommage à Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George. Through it’s many biographical references, the work offers multiple poetic points of entry into the life of this singular and fascinating figure, who remains far too little known today.