Christian-Pierre La Marca - Wonderful World (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

In this humanistic ode to nature, French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca presents a packed programme on the theme of saving the planet. He has invited a host of artists from all over the international music scene to add their voices to that of his own eloquent instrument, in a unique and unprecedented project of solidarity.

The cello, in the hands of Christian-Pierre La Marca, has often been compared to the human voice, in its handling of the melodic lines and curves, its flexibility, its lyrical intensity. Here it is mirrored in the voices of sopranos Sabine Devieilhe and Patricia Petibon, as well as the clarinet of Michel Portal, the pianos of Thomas Enhco, Baptiste Trotignon, Nathanaël Gouin and Thierry Escaich, the accordion of Félicien Brut and the contrabass of Édouard Macarez, as well as the pop duo Lilly Wood & The Prick.

In addition, an ensemble of musicians from the Orchestre de Paris lends its support, with bespoke arrangements of a variety of pieces ranging through Harlen’s ‘Over the Rainbow’, Fauré’s song ‘Après un rêve’, ‘Summertime’ by Gershwin, ‘The Swan’ by Saint-Saëns, ‘I giorni’ by Ludovico Einaudi, ‘The Hours’ by Philip Glass and Kurt Weill’s ‘Lost in the Stars’.

As la Marca concludes, “This ode to nature is primarily a hymn to the idea of sharing. What I wanted - as well as bringing this programme to fruition - was to have a musical adventure alongside exceptional artists from different worlds and horizons. After all, isn’t that our mission as artists? To share with our audience, to move, to awaken consciences across the world?”

"A classy and eminently creative offering that should appeal to those in the market for smooth, genre-straddling late-night listening." (Gramophone)

Tracklist:
Disc 1 (01:08:41)
1. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Nathanaël Gouin & Members of the Orchestre de Paris – 3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 1, Après un rêve (Arr. for Cello, Piano & Strings) (03:02)
2. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Nathanaël Gouin & Members of the Orchestre de Paris – Over the Rainbow (Arr. for Cello, Piano & Strings) (03:39)
3. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Michel Portal & Baptiste Trotignon – Habanera (04:28)
4. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Sabine Devieilhe & Nathanaël Gouin – 4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 4, Morgen! (03:54)
5. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Thomas Enhco – Lost in the Stars: Lost in the Stars (Arr. for Cello & Piano) (04:03)
6. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Patricia Petibon & Thierry Escaich – Guys and Dolls: I've Never Been in Love Before (04:17)
7. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Baptiste Trotignon – Summertime (Arr. for Cello & Piano) (04:11)
8. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Members of the Orchestre de Paris – The Hours: The Poet Acts (04:04)
9. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Nathanaël Gouin – Four Cities: No. 1, Sivas (05:59)
10. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Nathanaël Gouin – Four Cities: No. 2, Hopa (04:47)
11. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Thomas Enhco – Prelude (Of Wind and Water) (05:38)
12. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Nathanaël Gouin – The Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, B. 133: V. Silent Woods (Version for Cello and Orchestra) (05:30)
13. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Félicien Brut & Edouard Macarez – Alfonsina y el mar (Arr. for Cello, Accordion & Double Bass) (05:04)
14. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Nathanaël Gouin – The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumblebee (01:12)
15. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Nathanaël Gouin – La rosa y el sauce (02:28)
16. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Nathanaël Gouin & Members of the Orchestre de Paris – Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: No. 13, Le cygne (03:08)
17. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Lilly Wood & The Prick – You Want My Money (03:17)

Disc 2 (45:12)
1. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Nathanaël Gouin & Members of the Orchestre de Paris – Moon River (Arr. for Cello, Piano & Strings) (02:58)
2. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Nathanaël Gouin & Members of the Orchestre de Paris – I giorni (Arr. for Cello, Piano & Strings) (05:31)
3. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Félicien Brut & Edouard Macarez – Las cuatro estaciones porteñas: No. 2, Invierno porteño (07:08)
4. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Patricia Petibon & Thierry Escaich – Awake of Nature (Improvisation) (03:15)
5. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Nathanaël Gouin & Members of the Orchestre de Paris – Wintermusik: No. 1, Ambre (Arr. for Cello, Piano & Strings) (04:16)
6. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Patricia Petibon & Thierry Escaich – Between Man and Nature (Improvisation) (02:06)
7. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Nathanaël Gouin – Six Morceaux pour piano, Op. 51: No. 6, Valse sentimentale (Arr. for Cello & Piano) (02:27)
8. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Michel Portal & Baptiste Trotignon – Celtic Valse (03:01)
9. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Patricia Petibon & Thierry Escaich – Brian Boru Renaissance (02:54)
10. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Nathanaël Gouin & Members of the Orchestre de Paris – From Jewish Life, B. 54: No. 1, Prayer (05:02)
11. Christian-Pierre La Marca & Baptiste Trotignon – Fly (03:55)
12. Christian-Pierre La Marca, Nathanaël Gouin & Members of the Orchestre de Paris – What a Wonderful World (Arr. for Cello, Piano & Strings) (02:39)


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