French Connection Niek de Groot & Catherine Klipfel

• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Sonate Posthume (1897):
• 1 Ravel: Sonate Posthume (1897): Sonate Posthume (1897) 12:39
• Alfred Desenclos (1912 - 1971): Aria et Rondo (1952):
• 2 Desenclos: Aria et Rondo (1952): I. Aria 04:13
• 3 Desenclos: Aria et Rondo (1952): II. Rondo 06:49
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): Élégy, Op. 24 (1880):
• 4 Fauré: Élégy, Op. 24 (1880): Élégy, Op. 24 (1880) 06:55
• Maurice Ravel: Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera (1907):
• 5 Ravel: Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera (1907): Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera (1907) 03:12
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Beau Soir (1890):
• 6 Debussy: Beau Soir (1890): Beau Soir (1890) 02:42
• César Franck (1822 - 1890): Sonate in A Major, FWV 8 (1886):
• 7 Franck: Sonate in A Major, FWV 8 (1886): I. Allegrett o ben Moderato 06:31
• 8 Franck: Sonate in A Major, FWV 8 (1886): II. Allegro 08:35
• 9 Franck: Sonate in A Major, FWV 8 (1886): III. Recitativo-Fantasia 07:27
• 10 Franck: Sonate in A Major, FWV 8 (1886): IV. Allegretto poco Mosso 06:23
• Pablo Casals (1876 - 1973): El Cant dels Ocells (1939):
• 11 Casals: El Cant dels Ocells (1939): El Cant dels Ocells (1939) 03:18
• Total Runtime 01:08:44

Info for French Connection

During the two decades Catherine Klipfel and Niek de Groot have been playing together, they have often focused on the French repertoire; a shared love. Catherine is French, and Niek has many musical roots in France. Within this repertoire the color spectrum of the double bass together with the richness of the piano create new timbres and open new horizons. The idea of making an album with a complete French repertoire therefore seemed like a logical idiomatic step.

Niek de Groot, double bass
Catherine Klipfel, piano

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