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Mon Ami, Mon amour

Matt Haimovitz

Mari Kodama

Pentatone ptc5186816

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JOIE DE VIVRE IN TIMES OF DARKNESS

The vibrant musical palette of cellist Matt Haimovitz and the graceful insight of pianist Mari Kodama exquisitely meld in MON AMI, Mon amour. Cello and piano remain in constant, colorful conversation for rarities by sisters Lili and Nadia Boulanger, in Debussy’s neo-Baroque Sonata, and in the effervescent world of Poulenc’s Cello Sonata. Ravel’s poignant Kaddish and Milhaud’s hopeful Élégie, composed at the end of World War II, round out a program which, even in times of darkness, never loses sight of its joie de vivre. Two Fauré gems are included, the virtuosic Papillon and the breathtaking Après un rêve, with its longing for a mysterious night and an elusive, ecstatic love. The album also marks the 20th anniversary of the ground-breaking, Grammy Award-winning OXINGALE RECORDS

01. Poulenc: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Cello Sonata, FP 143: I. Allegro – Tempo di marcia
02.Poulenc: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Cello Sonata, FP 143: II. Cavatine
03. Poulenc: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Cello Sonata, FP 143: III. Ballabile
04. Poulenc: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Cello Sonata, FP 143: IV. Finale
05.Faure:  Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Papillon, Op. 77
06. Darius Milhaud: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Élégie, Op. 251 (Version for Cello & Piano)
07. Lili Boulanger: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – 2 Pieces for Violin & Piano (Arr. M. Haimovitz for Cello & Piano): No. 1, Nocturne
08.Lili Boulanger Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – 2 Pieces for Violin & Piano (Arr. M. Haimovitz for Cello & Piano): No. 2, Cortège
09. Nadia Boulanger: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano: No. 1, Moderato
10. Nadia Boulanger: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano: No. 2, Sans vitesse et à l’aise
11. Nadia Boulanger: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano: No. 3, Vite et nerveusement rythmé
12. Ravel: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – 2 Mélodies hébraïques, M. 22a: No. 1, Kaddish (Arr. M. Haimovitz for Cello & Piano)
13. Debussy: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Cello Sonata in D Minor, L 135: I. Prologue. Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
14. Debussy: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Cello Sonata in D Minor, L 135: II. Sérénade. Modérément animé
15. Debussy: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Cello Sonata in D Minor, L 135: III. Finale. Animé, léger et nerveux
16. Faure: Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama – Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (Arr. for Cello & Piano)