In a delightful program of lullabies and gentle serenades, husband and wife duo cellist Emmanuelle Bertrand and pianist Pascal Amoyel have gathered a collection of some of the most beloved melodies that touch, console, comfort, and soothe. These are at once a marvelous entry point to listening to music for the very young, and a treat for all music lovers. The duo’s teenaged daughter, violinist Alma Amoyel joins the album for two selections.
Cello Dreams
Playlist
Frank Bridge: “Berceuse”
Johannes Brahms: “Wiegenlied” (Lullaby), Op. 49, No. 4
Antonín Dvořák: “Songs My Mother Taught Me,” Op. 55, No. 4
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 38, No. 1, “Berceuse”
Robert Schumann: “Albumblätter,” Op. 124, No. 6, “Wiegenliedchen”
Franz Schubert: “Schwanengesang,” D 957, No. 4, “Ständchen: Leise flehen meine Lieder”
Gabriel Fauré: “Berceuse,” Op. 16
Manuel de Falla: Seven Popular Spanish Songs, No. 5, “Nana (Berceuse)”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Pieces, Op. 72, No. 2, “Berceuse”
Maurice Ravel: “Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré”
Reinhold Glière: Duets, Op. 39, #3, “Cradle Song”
Franz Schubert: Song, “Wiegenlied (Mille cherubini in coro),” D 498
Gabriel Fauré: “Après un rêve,” Op. 7, No. 1