Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - Inspiration populaire (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Folk music and dance have always been a source of inspiration for art music, as they remain in touch with the souls of people. Nevertheless, the tendency of composers towards a universal musical language has significantly diluted the character of ethnic features that they contain, a phenomenon that is especially noteworthy in Europe. In the 18th century, the artistic tendency to emphasize exotic colors and charms arose. Composers began to make use of foreign folklore to spice up their works with unusual sounds, for example the Rondo alla Turca in the Piano Sonata in A major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. At the same time, there was also an increase in nationalism politically, and each country, each ethnic group also aspired to distinguish itself from its neighbors with its own music. This trend is often an expression of the desire for emancipation of oppressed people. The rules of classical music, until then strictly standardized, now had to integrate the properties of melody and rhythm of folk music, be it in tonality, meter or construction. If this emergence of popular inspiration is related to social developments, it can also touch the listener more directly. In addition, it gives the composers, who are sometimes far from their homeland, the opportunity to remain connected with their cultural roots, as we will see with Alberto Ginastera.

Estelle Revaz and Anaïs Crestin met at the Mendoza International Festival in Argentina in 2012. Similar career paths through French and German music academies naturally facilitated a relationship, both humanly and musically. Since then, they have regularly performed together in South America and Europe. The project "Inspiration populaire", which was realized in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, has further promoted their creativity and cooperation.

TRACKLIST

1. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 7 Canciones populares españolas, G. 40 (Excerpts Arr. M. Maréchal for Cello & Piano): No. 1, El paño moruno
2. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 7 Canciones populares españolas, G. 40 (Excerpts Arr. M. Maréchal for Cello & Piano): No. 5, Nana
3. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 7 Canciones populares españolas, G. 40 (Excerpts Arr. M. Maréchal for Cello & Piano): No. 6, Canción
4. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 7 Canciones populares españolas, G. 40 (Excerpts Arr. M. Maréchal for Cello & Piano): No. 7, Polo
5. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 7 Canciones populares españolas, G. 40 (Excerpts Arr. M. Maréchal for Cello & Piano): No. 3, Asturiana
6. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 7 Canciones populares españolas, G. 40 (Excerpts Arr. M. Maréchal for Cello & Piano): No. 4, Jota
7. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - Pohádka, JW VII/5: I. Con moto
8. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - Pohádka, JW VII/5: II. Con moto
9. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - Pohádka, JW VII/5: III. Allegro
10. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: I. Vanitas vanitatum. Mit humor
11. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: II. Langsam
12. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
13. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: IV. Nicht zu rasch
14. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102: V. Stark und markiert
15. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - Cello Sonata, Op. 49: I. Allegro deciso
16. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - Cello Sonata, Op. 49: II. Adagio passionato
17. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - Cello Sonata, Op. 49: III. Presto mormoroso
18. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - Cello Sonata, Op. 49: IV. Allegro con fuoco
19. Estelle Revaz & Anaïs Crestin - Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68



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