Distinguished international pianist Jorge Federico Osorio brings his flair for French music to works of the Baroque, Romantic, and early 20th century eras by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Emmanuel Chabrier, Gabriel FaurÃ©, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel. Fittingly, Osorio opens The French Album with FaurÃ©'s exquisite Pavane and concludes with the ever-popular Pavane pour une enfante dÃ©funte by FaurÃ©'s student, Ravel. The Mexican-born, European-trained pianist offers eight of Debussy's pictorial PrÃ©ludes, each with it's unique sound world, including the mystical La CathÃ©drale engloutie, one of the most stunning pieces ever composed for piano. Another audience favorite is Debussy's evocative Claire de lune from his Suite bergamasque. Providing contrast, Rameau's whimsical Les Tricotets conjures the back-and-forth motion of knitting needles. A set of Spanish-flavored works include Chabrier's Cuban-inspired Habanera; Debussy's lively La Puerta del Vino, depicting sailors carousing and enjoying their wine, and La soirÃ©e dans Grenade, where the piano imitates the sound of a guitar; and Ravel's Alborado del gracioso, brimming with Iberian rhythms.

Tracklist:

Pavane, Op. 50 (Version For Piano)
Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Excerpts): No. 5, Les Collines D'anacapri
Préludes, Book 2, L. 123 (Excerpts): No. 7, La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair De Lune
Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair De Lune
Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Excerpts): No. 7, Ce Qu'a Vu Le Vent D'ouest
Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Excerpts): No. 2, Voiles
Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Excerpts): No. 10, La Cathédrale Engloutie
Préludes, Book 2, L. 123 (Excerpts): No. 12, Feux D'artifice
Préludes, Book 2, L. 123 (Excerpts): No. 2, Feuilles Mortes
Suite In G Major (Excerpts): I. Les Tricotets
Les Indes Galantes: Menuets I & II (Arr. For Piano)
Suite In G Major (Excerpts): IX. L'egyptienne
Habanera (Version For Piano)
Préludes, Book 2, L. 123 (Excerpts): No. 3, La Puerta Del Vino
Estampes, L. 100: No. 2, La Soirée Dans Grenade
Miroirs, M. 43: No. 4, Alborada Del Gracioso
Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte, M. 19 (Version For Piano)

UPC: 735131919722
Label: Cedille
Release Date: 8.14.20
Format: CD

Chabrier / Osorio - French Album (CD)