Description
Title: Dialogue: Debussy & Schumann
Artist: Juliette Herlin
Label: Orchid Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5060189563821
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-06-06
Number of Discs: 1
Cellist Juliette Herlin”s debut album ”Dialogue: Debussy & Schumann” presents a powerful exploration of two composers whose artistic kinship has often been overlooked. Herlin, alongside pianist Kevin Ahfat, brings works by Robert Schumann and Claude Debussy together in a fresh light, featuring both original compositions and transcriptions for cello and piano. The album delves into the introspective, lyrical, and fantastical elements that define the musical worlds of both composers, from Schumann”s expressive Fantasiestucke and Adagio and Allegro to Debussy”s evocative Cello Sonata. The recording illuminates the shared sensibilities of these two masters, whose works have shaped Herlin”s own musical project is not only a personal reflection for Herlin, but also an invitation for listeners to explore the subtle connections between Schumann and Debussy, whose works, though separated by time and geography, share a profound musical intimacy. Drawing on both composers” affinity for the art song and the expressive possibilities of the cello, ”Dialogue” offers a unique perspective on these enduring masterpieces.
Tracks:
1.1 Liederkreis, Op. 39 No.1 – In der Fremde
1.2 Nuit d’étoiles, CD 2
1.3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73~I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
1.4 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73~II. Lebhaft, Leicht
1.5 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73~III. Rasch und mit Feuer
1.6 Romance – L’me évaporée, CD 65
1.7 Liederkreis, Op. 24 No. 9 – Mit Myrten und Rosen
1.8 Cello Sonata in D Minor, CD 144~I. Prologue
1.9 Cello Sonata in D Minor, CD 144~II. Sérénade
1.10 Cello Sonata in D Minor, CD 144~III. Finale
1.11 Adagio and Allegro in A Flat Major, Op. 70~I. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck
1.12 Adagio and Allegro in A Flat Major, Op. 70~II. Rasch und feurig
1.13 Beau soir, CD 84
1.14 Intermezzo, CD 40, No. 1
1.15 Three Romances, Op. 94~I. Nicht schnell
1.16 Three Romances, Op. 94~II. Einfach, innig
1.17 Three Romances, Op. 94~III. Nicht schnell
1.18 Rêverie, CD 76
