Tailleferre / Nguyen- Flower Of France (La Fleur De France) - Works
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) came of age in the explosively creative days of 1920s Paris. Well-known as the only female member of Les Six, the group of composers which included Darius Milhaud, Louis Durey, Georges Auric, Francis Poulenc, and Arthur Honegger, her circle of friends also included Charlie Chaplin, Picasso, Modigliani, Diaghilev, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Monteux. This recording features works originally for solo piano, as well as transcriptions and excerpts from ballets and film scores. The music spans 60 years and represents some of Tailleferre's best and most significant work, some of it rarely played or recorded. Praised by The Boston Globe as "a musical and expressive player" who is "sensitive and poetic, and excels in everything that requires elegance, proportion, balance, taste, and wit," the award-winning Vietnamese American pianist Quynh Nguyen was named one of the "19 Young Stars of Tomorrow" by Musical America. She has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, to wide critical acclaim. The Flower of France marks her debut recording on the Music & Arts label.
Tracklist:
- Impromptu
- Romance
- Pas trop vite
- Pastorale in D Major
- Hommage à Debussy
- Très vite
- Sicilienne
- Pastorale in A Flat Major
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 1 Jamsin de Provence
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 2 Coquelicot de Guyenne
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 3 Rose d'Anjou
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 4 Tournesol du Languedoc
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 5 Anthémis du Roussillon
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 6 Lavandin de Haute - Provence
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 7 Volubilis du Béarn
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 8 Bleuet de Picardie
- Chiens
- Pastorale Inca
- Minuet in B flat Major
- Berceuse
- Au Pavillon d'Alsace
- Fugue du Parapluie
- Chant chinois
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 1 Valse
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 2 Berceuse
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 3 La Dispute
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 4 Fugue
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 5 Lent
- Parisiana, ballet~Pas de Deux
- Parisiana, ballet~Pastourelle
- Larghetto
- Valse Lente
- Partita for piano~I. Perpetuum mobile
- Partita for piano~II. Notturno
- Partita for piano~III. Allegramente
- Sonata alla Scarlatti
- Reverie
- Barbizon
- Escarpolète
- Singeries
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) came of age in the explosively creative days of 1920s Paris. Well-known as the only female member of Les Six, the group of composers which included Darius Milhaud, Louis Durey, Georges Auric, Francis Poulenc, and Arthur Honegger, her circle of friends also included Charlie Chaplin, Picasso, Modigliani, Diaghilev, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Monteux. This recording features works originally for solo piano, as well as transcriptions and excerpts from ballets and film scores. The music spans 60 years and represents some of Tailleferre's best and most significant work, some of it rarely played or recorded. Praised by The Boston Globe as "a musical and expressive player" who is "sensitive and poetic, and excels in everything that requires elegance, proportion, balance, taste, and wit," the award-winning Vietnamese American pianist Quynh Nguyen was named one of the "19 Young Stars of Tomorrow" by Musical America. She has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, to wide critical acclaim. The Flower of France marks her debut recording on the Music & Arts label.
Tracklist:
- Impromptu
- Romance
- Pas trop vite
- Pastorale in D Major
- Hommage à Debussy
- Très vite
- Sicilienne
- Pastorale in A Flat Major
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 1 Jamsin de Provence
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 2 Coquelicot de Guyenne
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 3 Rose d'Anjou
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 4 Tournesol du Languedoc
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 5 Anthémis du Roussillon
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 6 Lavandin de Haute - Provence
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 7 Volubilis du Béarn
- Fleurs de France: Children's Suite of 8 pieces~No. 8 Bleuet de Picardie
- Chiens
- Pastorale Inca
- Minuet in B flat Major
- Berceuse
- Au Pavillon d'Alsace
- Fugue du Parapluie
- Chant chinois
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 1 Valse
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 2 Berceuse
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 3 La Dispute
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 4 Fugue
- Aigle des rues: Suite of 5 pieces~No. 5 Lent
- Parisiana, ballet~Pas de Deux
- Parisiana, ballet~Pastourelle
- Larghetto
- Valse Lente
- Partita for piano~I. Perpetuum mobile
- Partita for piano~II. Notturno
- Partita for piano~III. Allegramente
- Sonata alla Scarlatti
- Reverie
- Barbizon
- Escarpolète
- Singeries