Made to measure - Concert by Aurélien Pascal and Josquin Otal

Works for cello and piano by DUMAS, HURÉ, LECOCQ, CHEVILLARD and FAURÉ. Concert programme: 00:00:48 Louis DUMAS Lamento pour violoncelle et piano 00:06:20 Jean HURÉ Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en fa dièse mineur 00:25:59 Charles LECOCQ Andante appassionato et Sérénade pour violoncelle et piano Camille CHEVILLARD Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en si bémol majeur 00:32:12 I. Allegro molto moderato ma appassionato 00:43:38 II. Andante con moto, poco scherzando (quasi una barcarola) 00:51:22 III. Allegro giocoso. A tempo animato molto 00:58:51 Gabriel FAURÉ Papillon, op.77 With instrumental technique constantly evolving, writing for the cello required a very high level of knowledge of the instrument: a composer who was not himself a cellist could fail to take full advantage of all its possibilities. Camille Chevillard – whose father was a cellist – undoubtedly had no such limitations, but many other musicians collaborated with virtuosos in order to provide pieces that corresponded as closely as possible to their skills. Such scores are generally dedicated to the cellists: Louis Dumas’s Lamento to Raymonde Marthe (1858-?), Charles Lecocq’s Deux Pièces to Fernand Pollain (1879-1955), and Jean Huré’s Cello Sonata to Pablo Casals (1876-1973). Each piece illustrates not only the style of its composer, but also that of the cellist who first performed it.