Chamber works Of Éric Tanguy
Navona, 2022
8/10
Listen to Chamber Works Of Éric Tanguy
The composer Éric Tanguy brings us 7 compositions populated by Ambroise Aubrun (violin), Cécilia Tsan (cello), Steven Vanhauwaert (piano), Martin Chalifour (violin), and Elissa Johnston (soprano), and it’s an assembly of chamber pieces that are often intense and feature plenty of melody, too.
“Trio Pour Violon, Violoncelle Et. Piano”, a world premiere, opens the listen with the expressive strings and rumbling piano making for both tense and pretty moments, and “Sonate Pour 2 Violons” follows with the 2 violins interacting with much playfulness, warmth and awe.
“Quattro Intermezzi” and “Nouvelle Étude” land in the middle, where both are solo piano pieces that illustrate firm keystrokes and much character, especially the latter, which has the keys dancing in very exciting, unpredictable gestures.
Arriving near the end, the solo cello of “Invocation” emits a profound skill from Tsan’s finger acrobatics, and “Le Lys Et La Lyre”, also a world premiere, is the lone track with vocals, and spotlights Johnston’s stunning pipes alongside the articulate, cautious cello.
A very engaging collection of three world premieres and pieces curated from Tanguy’s very fertile mind, there’s a skilled balance of intimacy and exploration to be enjoyed across the effort.
Travels well with: Mark John McEncroe- Symphonic Suite No. 3; Anne Neikirk- Spring Shadows