Around Paris: Milhaud, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bartók (CD)

Darius Milhaud 1892-1974

Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano Op.157b (1936)

1. I. Ouverture 1’43
2. II. Divertissement 3’17
3. III. Jeu 1’46
4. IV. Introduction et Final 5’25

Claude Debussy 1862-1918

5. Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano (1911) 8’33

Igor Stravinsky 1882-1971

Suite from L’histoire du Soldat for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (1919)

6. Marche du Soldat 1’40
7. Le Violon du Soldat 2’41
8. Petit Concert 3’04
9. Tango Valse Rag 6’21
10. La Danse du Diable 1’28

Claude Debussy

Sonate for Violin and Piano (1917)

11. I. Allegro vivo 5’03
12. II. Intermède (Fantasque et léger) 4’26
13. III. Finale (Très animé) 4’40

Béla Bartók 1881-1945

Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1938)

14. I. Verbunkos 6’02
15. II. Pihenõ 4’51
16. III. Sebes 7’22

Davide Bandieri clarinet · Gyula Stuller violin · Gerardo Vila piano

Recording: 4-8 March 2019, Salle Renaissance of Musée Alexis Forel of Morges, Switzerland