Jacques Ibert: Kammermusik Ensemble Arabesques

• Jacques Ibert (1890 - 1962): Deux Mouvements - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon:
• 1 Deux Mouvements - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: I. Allant 04:23
• 2 Deux Mouvements - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: II. Assez vif et rythmé 02:47
• Trio - Violin, Cello, Harp:
• 3 Trio - Violin, Cello, Harp: I. Allegro tranquillo 05:41
• 4 Trio - Violin, Cello, Harp: II. Andante sostenuto 05:45
• 5 Trio - Violin, Cello, Harp: II. Scherzando con moto 04:28
• Trois pièces brèves - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon:
• 6 Trois pièces brèves - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon: I. Allegro 02:27
• 7 Trois pièces brèves - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon: II. Andante 01:43
• 8 Trois pièces brèves - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon: III. Assez lent – Allegro scherzando 02:57
• Deux Interludes - Flute, Violin, Harp:
• 9 Deux Interludes - Flute, Violin, Harp: I. Andante espressivo 03:12
• 10 Deux Interludes - Flute, Violin, Harp: II. Allegro vivo 03:58
• Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon:
• 11 Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: I. Allegro vivo 00:55
• 12 Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: II. Andantino 02:10
• 13 Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: III. Allegro assai 00:45
• 14 Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: IV. Andantino 02:42
• 15 Cinq pièces en trio - Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: V. Allegro quasi marziale 01:22
• Capriccio - for 10 Instruments:
• 16 Capriccio - for 10 Instruments: Capriccio 11:09
• Total Runtime 56:24

Info for Jacques Ibert: Kammermusik

Jacques Ibert chamber music: In 2017, the Ensemble arabesques began realising its idea of devoting albums to composers with a special predilection for woodwind instruments. The series was launched with the highly successful production Gustav Holst Kammermusik. This was followed in 2019 by works of Francis Poulenc. For the third album, Jacques Ibert was an obvious choice. As with Holst, the particular charm of Ibert's works derives from the various combinations of woodwind and brass instruments, strings and harp that he uses.

But the final impetus to devote an album to Jacques Ibert came from a meeting with Véronique Ibert Péréal, the granddaughter of the composer. She heard the Deux mouvements by her grandfather live for the first time in a concert at the Goethe Institute in Paris — a very special experience for Madame Ibert Péréal! After the concert, she movingly expressed her thanks to the Ensemble arabesques. A wonderful evening with intensive discussions followed, leading to the firm resolution to carry through with the idea for an Ibert album.

The highlight of the album is probably the Capriccio, a work that is by no means an everyday part of the core musical repertoire. Employing 10 instruments – a combination of strings, woodwinds, brass and harp – it is on the borderline between orchestral and chamber music.

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