Jacques Ibert: Kammermusik Ensemble Arabesques

• Jacques Ibert (1890 - 1962): Deux Mouvements - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon:
• 1Deux Mouvements - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: I. Allant04:23
• 2Deux Mouvements - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: II. Assez vif et rythmé02:47
• Trio - Violin, Cello, Harp:
• 3Trio - Violin, Cello, Harp: I. Allegro tranquillo05:41
• 4Trio - Violin, Cello, Harp: II. Andante sostenuto05:45
• 5Trio - Violin, Cello, Harp: II. Scherzando con moto04:28
• Trois pièces brèves - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon:
• 6Trois pièces brèves - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon: I. Allegro 02:27
• 7Trois pièces brèves - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon: II. Andante 01:43
• 8Trois pièces brèves - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon: III. Assez lent – Allegro scherzando02:57
• Deux Interludes - Flute, Violin, Harp:
• 9Deux Interludes - Flute, Violin, Harp: I. Andante espressivo03:12
• 10Deux Interludes - Flute, Violin, Harp: II. Allegro vivo03:58
• Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon:
• 11Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: I. Allegro vivo00:55
• 12Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: II. Andantino02:10
• 13Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: III. Allegro assai00:45
• 14Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: IV. Andantino02:42
• 15Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: V. Allegro quasi marziale01:22
• Capriccio - for 10 Instruments:
• 16Capriccio - for 10 Instruments: Capriccio11:09
• Total Runtime56:24

Info for Jacques Ibert: Kammermusik

Jacques Ibert chamber music: In 2017, the Ensemble arabesques began realising its idea of devoting albums to composers with a special predilection for woodwind instruments. The series was launched with the highly successful production Gustav Holst Kammermusik. This was followed in 2019 by works of Francis Poulenc. For the third album, Jacques Ibert was an obvious choice. As with Holst, the particular charm of Ibert's works derives from the various combinations of woodwind and brass instruments, strings and harp that he uses.

But the final impetus to devote an album to Jacques Ibert came from a meeting with Véronique Ibert Péréal, the granddaughter of the composer. She heard the Deux mouvements by her grandfather live for the first time in a concert at the Goethe Institute in Paris — a very special experience for Madame Ibert Péréal! After the concert, she movingly expressed her thanks to the Ensemble arabesques. A wonderful evening with intensive discussions followed, leading to the firm resolution to carry through with the idea for an Ibert album.

The highlight of the album is probably the Capriccio, a work that is by no means an everyday part of the core musical repertoire. Employing 10 instruments – a combination of strings, woodwinds, brass and harp – it is on the borderline between orchestral and chamber music.

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