Visages baroques Raphaël Feuillâtre

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869 / Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846:
• 1Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869 / Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude (Transcr. for Guitar)01:55
• Pancrace Royer (1705 - 1755): Pièces de clavecin, Book 1:
• 2Royer: Pièces de clavecin, Book 1: No. 6, L'aimable (Arr. Feuillâtre for Guitar)04:28
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D Major, BWV 972 (After Vivaldi RV 230):
• 3Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D Major, BWV 972 (After Vivaldi RV 230): I. Allegro (Arr. Perroy for Guitar)02:29
• 4Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D Major, BWV 972 (After Vivaldi RV 230): II. Larghetto (Arr. Perroy for Guitar)04:06
• 5Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D Major, BWV 972 (After Vivaldi RV 230): III. Allegro (Arr. Perroy for Guitar)02:34
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764): L'entretien des muses, RCT 3/6 (Arr. Grizard for Guitar):
• 6Rameau: L'entretien des muses, RCT 3/6 (Arr. Grizard for Guitar)05:45
• Les cyclopes, RCT 3/8 (Arr. Grizard for Guitar):
• 7Rameau: Les cyclopes, RCT 3/8 (Arr. Grizard for Guitar)03:48
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825:
• 8Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Prelude (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar)02:16
• 9Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: II. Allemande (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar)03:49
• 10Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: III. Courante (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar)03:09
• 11Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar)05:23
• 12Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: V. Menuet I (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar)01:41
• 13Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VI. Menuet II (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar)01:34
• 14Bach: Partita in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VII. Gigue (Arr. Reichenbach for Guitar)02:28
• Antoine Forqueray (1672 - 1745): Suite No. 1 in D Minor:
• 15Forqueray: Suite No. 1 in D Minor: No. 4, La Bellmont (Arr. Antoine Fougeray and Feuillâtre for Guitar)03:45
• Jacques Duphly (1715 - 1789): Pièces de clavecin, Book 3:
• 16Duphly: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3: No. 4, La Forqueray (Arr. Antoine Fougeray for Guitar)04:58
• 17Duphly: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3: No. 6, Médée (Arr. Antoine Fougeray for Guitar)04:38
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006:
• 18Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau (Transcr. for Guitar)03:21
• Total Runtime01:02:07

Info for Visages baroques

The critics are highly enthusiastic about the young, successful guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre. "One of the most exciting concert guitarists of his generation," is how Guitar Salon International judges him, while Classical Guitar calls him "a fantastically versatile and sensitive performer." Feuillâtre celebrated his international breakthrough in 2018 as winner of the prestigious international competition of the "Guitar Foundation of America". With his debut on Deutsche Grammophon, he aims to share his love of Baroque music. The guitarist has recorded works by J.S Bach and his French contemporaries Forqueray, Rameau, Royer and Duphly. Once mostly written for harpsichord solo, they have been translated here into the colorful sound world of the guitar.

The album's title, Visages baroques (Faces of the Baroque), "refers to the very different qualities that each work acquires through its arrangement, but it also refers to the many facets of the guitar that are revealed here through the choice of music," Feuillâtre says. Two great works by Bach are featured: Concerto in D Major BWV 972, itself a transcription for harpsichord of a violin concerto by Vivaldi, and Partita No. 1 BWV 825, along with six French pieces. This music is framed by two other short pieces by Bach, the Prelude in C major and the Gavotte en rondeau from his Partita for solo violin in E major. Not to be underestimated, the entire repertoire is expanded by the transcriptions for guitar, some previously unpublished.

Raphaël Feuillâtre, classical guitar

Raphaël Feuillâtre
Born in 1996, Raphaël Feuillâtre starts classical guitar lessons at the age of nine with Hacène Addadi at Cholet Conservatory. In 2012, he enters Michel Grizard’s class at the Conservatory of Nantes. Three years later, he is accepted to Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance (CNSMDP) into the class of Roland Dyens and obtains his Bachelor of Performing Arts degree in 2017 with highest honors. He is currently working on his Master’s Degree in Classical Guitar Performance with Tristan Manoukian.

Simultaneously, Raphaël is taking classes with Judicaël Perroy, who plays a very important role in his artistic development.

Alongside his studies, Raphaël takes part in various international guitar competitions, obtaining several major awards. In 2017, he wins the 1st prize in the International Guitar Competition Jose Tomas – Villa Petrer in Spain. This enables him to record his first album with JSM Guitar Records in 2018 (Bach, Granados, Tansman, Assad, Dyens) and be invited to multiple festivals in and outside France (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Holland, Montenegro, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, etc.).

Winner of the highly prestigious competition Guitar Fondation of America (GFA) in 2018, Raphaël is preparing the recording of his second opus (Naxos Label, 2019) and a six month tour around USA and Canada, as well as Mexico and Japan during 2019-2020 season.

Raphaël divides his time between performing and teaching. He regularly gives Master Classes during his numerous festival concert trips and has a permanent teaching position at the Music School of Villeneuve-la-Garenne in Paris region.

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