P. Mouratoglou / J. Martineau / R. Jousselme

Julien Martineau and Philippe Mouratoglou form an exceptional duo, where mandolin and guitar sometimes sound like a single instrument, so fluid and natural are their dialogue and tone colors. They celebrate the richness of the repertoire for mandolin and guitar through pages by Italian composers, great South American masters, as well as Ludwig van Beethoven. They invite the audience on an enchanting musical journey.

While the same handful of "hits" is most often highlighted to introduce the classical guitar (Concierto de Aranjuez, Asturias – which is, let us remember, a piece for piano...), the immense richness of its repertoire – covering more than 5 centuries of music in the most varied aesthetics – no longer needs to be demonstrated today.

The fact is less known: some of the greatest masterpieces of the catalog were written... for guitar duo! A format in which, freed from the constraint of handling melody and accompaniment together, this instrument gives full measure to the infinite gradations of nuances and colors of which it is capable, as illustrated by Rémi Jousselme and Philippe Mouratoglou in the thrilling Tango Suite by Astor Piazzolla and in the sumptuous Suite Retratos by Brazilian composer Radamès Gnattali.

Cast:

Philippe Mouratoglou, guitar

Julien Martineau, mandolin

Rémi Jousselme, guitar

Programme:

Part 1: Guitar & mandolin

Niccolò Paganini – Sonata per Rovene MS 14 Romanza MS 3 Serenata MS 16

Raffaele Calace – Mazurka VI op. 141

Raffaele Calace – Saltarello op. 79

Ludwig van Beethoven – Adagio ma non troppo

Egberto Gismonti - Agua e Vinho

Carlo Munier – Capriccio spagnuolo

Part 2 – Guitar duo

Radamès Gnattali:

Suite Retratos

Pixinguinha (Chôro)

Ernesto Nazareth (Valse)

Anacleto de Medeiros (Schottisch)

Chiquinha Gonzaga (Corta Jaca)

Astor Piazzolla – Tango suite: Deciso, Andante, Allegro