On this recording, we hear the Schubert Arpeggione Sonata, as well as a wonderful collection of Lieder for voice and piano, as arranged for Cello and piano.
The selections contain the following and much more:
Schubert: Sonata in A minor ‘Arpeggione’, D821
Claire-Marie Le Guay (soloist), François Salque (soloist)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto
Schubert: Ständchen ‘Leise flehen meine Lieder’, D957 No. 4
Schubert: Der Müller und der Bach (No. 19 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795)
Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343
The French pianist, Claire-Marie Le Guay, began playing piano at age 4 and entered the Paris Conservatoire at age 14, where she studied with Jacques Rouvier, Pascal Devoyon and Bruno Rigutto. Following her education in Paris, she continued her education with a variety of established teachers, including Dmitri Bashkirov, Fou Ts’ong, Claude Frank, Stanislav Ioudenitch, and Alicia de Larrocha.
François Salque is recognized as one of the most gifted cellists of his generation. His profound musical thinking and phenomenal technique have earned him many prestigious awards: François is a prize-winner at such international competitions as Lausanne (Unanimous First Prize), Geneva (2nd Prize), ARD Munich, Tchaikovsky in Moscow… He was each time given the highest distinctions ever awarded to a French cellist in the histories of these competitions.
Here is the warm sound of Schubert, as arranged for Cello and piano:
