Philippe Mouratoglou et Henri Demarquette

Yet this is the idea embraced by Brazilian composer Radamés Gnattali in his Sonata for Cello and Guitar: he thus illustrates how thin the boundary between popular and art music is in Brazilian culture. To construct an entire concert around this work, Henri Demarquette and Philippe Mouratoglou indulged in the joy of transcription with one guiding principle: bringing together their instruments, as noble as they are popular, to celebrate light and joy through sun-drenched music from the Mediterranean shores to the countries of South America.

Cast :

Philippe Mouratoglou, guitar

Henri Demarquette, cello

Program :

Llibre Vermell de Montserrat : "Mariam matrem virginem"

Antonio Vivaldi : Sonata for Cello in E minor RV 40 : Largo, Allegro

J.S. Bach : Minuets from the 2nd suite in D minor (solo cello)

Pablo Casals : Le Chant des Oiseaux

Gaspar Cassado : Prélude-Fantasia (solo cello)

Maurice Ravel : Pièce en forme de Habanera

Manuel de Falla : Première danse from "La Vida Breve"

Heitor Villa-Lobos : Prélude n°4 (solo guitar)

Heitor Villa-Lobos : Bachianas Brasileiras n°5

Arthur Kampela : Percussion Study n°1 (solo guitar)

Radamés Gnattali : Sonata for cello and guitar: Allegretto comodo, Adagio, Con spirito

Astor Piazzolla : Andante and Allegro