Marina Thibeault & Marie-Ève Scarfone - Elles (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

ELLES, the new album by the violist Marina Thibeault and pianist Marie-Eve Scarfone features repertoire for viola and piano and viola solo by exceptional 19th and 21st century women composers: Clara Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Nadia Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Lilian Fuchs, and Anna Pidgorna. Marina Thibeault holds numerous honors and distinctions, including prizes from the Pere-Lindsay Foundation, Revelation Radio-Canada, CBC’s “30 hot classical musicians under 30,” and the Sylva Gelber Foundation. A graduate from the Manhattan School of Music and the Universite de Montreal, Marie-Eve Scarfone has a distinguished career as a pianist both in Canada and abroad. She has performed across North America as well as in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Recently appointed Head Coach at the Opera de Montreal’s Atelier Lyrique, Marie-Eve Scarfone has a great love for vocal art. She also works as a vocal coach at McGill University, as a repietiteur at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and as an official pianist at the Montreal International Musical Competition.

Tracklist:
1. 3 Romances, Op. 22 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 1, Andante molto
2. 3 Romances, Op. 22 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 2, Allegretto
3. 3 Romances, Op. 22 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 3, Leidenschaftlich schnell
4. 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 1, Modéré
5. 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 2, Sans vitesse et à l'aise
6. 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 3, Vite et nerveusement rythmé
7. Dämmrung senkte sich von oben (Arr. for Viola & Piano)
8. Viola Sonata: I. Impetuoso
9. Viola Sonata: II. Vivace
10. Viola Sonata: III. Adagio
11. Sonata pastorale: I. Fantasia
12. Sonata pastorale: IIa. Pastorale
13. Sonata pastorale: IIb. Allegro - Energico
14. The Child, Bringer of Light (Version for Viola)

Personnel:
Marina Thibeault, viola
Marie-Eve Scarfone, piano