Rachel Barton Pine - French Impressions (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Acclaimed concert violinist Rachel Barton Pine, sought-after pianist Orion Weiss, and the multiple Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet join forces for their new album French Impressions: Chamber Music by Chausson & Tailleferre, celebrating captivating works by French composers Ernest Chausson and Germaine Tailleferre, whose chamber music deserves greater attention on recordings.

Chausson’s Op. 21 sextet, titled Concert, known for its unusual orchestration of solo violin, string quartet, and piano, takes advantage of the quasi-orchestral capabilities of a chamber ensemble. The only work on the album featuring Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet, and Orion Weiss as a collective, Concert is regarded as one of the most important French chamber music works of the late-19th-century fin-de-siècle era.

Germaine Tailleferre was a prolific composer and the only female member of the group of celebrated 20th-century French composers known as Les Six. Tailleferre was a piano prodigy who enrolled at the Paris Conservatoire at age 12, defying her father’s objections. Her compositions span symphonic, chamber, and film music. A winner of numerous premier prix, she studied with revered composers including Maurice Ravel, whose work significantly influenced her versatile style.

TRACKLIST

1. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Chausson: Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21: I. Décidé
2. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Chausson: Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21: II. Sicilienne
3. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Chausson: Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21: III. Grave
4. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Chausson: Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21: IV. Très animé
5. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Tailleferre: Violin Sonata No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo
6. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Tailleferre: Violin Sonata No. 2: II. Adagietto
7. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Tailleferre: Violin Sonata No. 2: III. Final. Allegro
8. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Tailleferre: Pastorale in C Major (Version for Violin & Piano)
9. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Tailleferre: String Quartet: I. Modéré
10. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Tailleferre: String Quartet: II. Intermède
11. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Tailleferre: String Quartet: III. Final. Vif - Très rythmé - Un peu plus lent
12. Rachel Barton Pine, Pacifica Quartet & Orion Weiss - Tailleferre: Berceuse for Violin & Piano in E Major



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