Pierre Bartholomee: Soli
Ophélie Gaillard (cello), Dominica Eyckmans (viola), Francette Bartholomée (harp) & Jean-Philippe Merckaert (organ), Jean-Philippe Merckaert (organ)
this is a very fine release indeed. It offers a survey of Bartholomée's recent works in excellent performances and in very fine recordings...This is also a release for all those who enjoy communicative...
Pierre Bartholomee: Soli
Ophélie Gaillard (cello), Dominica Eyckmans (viola), Francette Bartholomée (harp) & Jean-Philippe Merckaert (organ), Jean-Philippe Merckaert (organ)
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this is a very fine release indeed. It offers a survey of Bartholomée's recent works in excellent performances and in very fine recordings...This is also a release for all those who enjoy communicative...
About
This disc presents five recent monographic works for solo instruments, performed by musician-followers of Pierre Bartholomée. Artistic director and resident conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège for 22 years, he also founded, with Henri Pousseur, the Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles in 1962, where he had personal contact with Olivier Messiaen, Iannis Xenakis, Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Alfred Schnittke and premiered several of their works. Oraisons for cello and Face à Face for viola were written respectively Ophélie Gaillard and Dominica Eyckmans. Le Livre d’orgue (2008) is dedicated to Bernard Foccroulle.
Contents and tracklist
- Francette Bartholomée
- Francette Bartholomée
- Dominica Eyckmans
- Jean-Philippe Merckaert
Awards and reviews
July 2012
this is a very fine release indeed. It offers a survey of Bartholomée's recent works in excellent performances and in very fine recordings...This is also a release for all those who enjoy communicative and expressive contemporary music by a composer for whom expression is paramount.