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. …
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
Life
Mari Samuelsen’s third album for Deutsche Grammophon is inspired by her experience of becoming a mother. Known for her imaginative programming and penchant for electronics and looping, the Norwegian violinist presents music by Olivia Belli, Bryce Dessner, Ludovico Einaudi, Nils Frahm, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Mário Laginha, Hania Rani, Max Richter, and Steve Reich, with a dash of Schubert also thrown into …
Playlist
Bryce Dessner: “Aheym” and “Song for Octave”
Jóhann Jóhannsson: “Cambridge 1963” from The Theory of Everything
Steve Reich: Duet for Two Violins & Strings
Nils Frahm: Hammers
Mário Laginha: Coisas da Terra
Olivia Belli: Sapias
Hania Rani: Glass
Max Richter: “She Remembers” from The Leftovers
Ludovico Einaudi: DNA
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D. 667, “Trout” (4th mvmt)
