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Cesar Franck Sonata for violin and piano in A major01Firstmovement: Moderate02 Second movement: Allegro03 Third movement: Moderate - Recitativo - Fantasia04 Fourth movement: Poco mosso Guillaume Lekeu Sonata for violin and pianoin G major05 First movement: Moderate - Violin and passion 06 Second movement: Lent 07 Third movement: Animated Cecile Chaminade08 Capriccio Op.18 09 Serenade espagnole Op.150 Op.150 [Bonus high-resolution audio source] - Sonata for violin and piano in A major, second movement, by Cesar Franck - Sonata for violin and piano in G major, first movement, by Guillaume Lecou [Performers] Suzuki Mai / Violinist Fukuhara Akimi / Piano Producer & Total Engineer / Kanno Takaaki Recording: November 28th and 29th, 2024 at T-TOC Studio Violinist Suzuki Mai and pianist Fukuhara Akimi have finally recorded this masterpiece! To commemorate the newly formed duo Les Ailes, they deliver a performance that has been honed over many years! 192KHz / 32bit high-resolution recording. As an added bonus, a QR code is included to download two 192KHz / 24bit high-resolution tracks! [Album introduction] Mai Suzuki, a young and talented violinist. And Akimi Fukuhara, a pianist who is highly acclaimed for her collaborations with famous masters both in Japan and abroad. The two, who are active around the world, have formed a new duo, 'Les Ailes'! This time, their commemorative first album, named after the duo, has finally been released by TeeTok Records! The name of the duo and the album, 'Les Ailes', was chosen by the listeners of the music radio station OTTAVA, and means 'wings' in French. It is filled with the hope that music will become wings, free people's hearts, and fly as far as the eye can see. And it is the 'wind' that makes these wings soar high, that is, the presence of the listeners. The performers and the audience resonate with each other, creating a moment when music comes to life. This album is alive with performances that value such a lively feeling. The tracks on this album are carefully selected masterpieces that allow you to enjoy the sophisticated romance and lyricism of 19th century French music, focusing on the two great sonatas by Cesar Franck and Guillaume Lecou, known as the pinnacle of violin sonatas. In Franck's sonata, the two outstanding ensembles vividly depict the process in which a meticulously constructed motif changes and becomes a magnificent life story. Meanwhile, in Lecou's sonata, the passion and conflict of the composer who lived a short life of only 24 years are sublimated into sweet melodies and deep lyricism, and the fresh sensibility of the young composer resonates sadly but powerfully. In addition, the graceful 'Capriccio' composed by Cecile Chaminade and the 'Serenade Espanol,' reminiscent of a paradise bathed in sunshine, add a fresh color to the album. The trust and resonance that has been cultivated over the years between Mai Suzuki and Akimi Fukuhara, two notable musicians active both in Japan and abroad, has breathed new life into these masterpieces! The 'wings' that music creates will free the hearts of those who listen to it as freely as possible. This is an exquisite album that is filled with such a wish. [Profile] Mai Suzuki (violin) Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts High School and the same university. She studied at the Conservatory of Music in Lausanne in Switzerland, the Mozarteum in Austria, and the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich in Germany, and obtained a diploma and a German national performer qualification. She studied under Takashi Shimizu, Pierre Amoyal, and Ingolf Turban. She has won and won many international competitions, including 1st place at the Vaclav Huml International Violin Competition (Croatia) and 1st place at the Orpheus Chamber Music Competition (Switzerland), and has been invited to recitals and orchestras all over the world, touring Europe, Asia, South America, etc. As a soloist. In Japan, she has performed at the Imperial Palace Momokagakudo concert sponsored by the Imperial Household Agency, was selected as a Chanel Pygmalion Days Artist, and has performed at major halls such as Suntory Hall and Oji Hall. She has performed concertos with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne in Switzerland, the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra in Finland, the Hof Symphony Orchestra in Deutsche Hof, the Czech Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jorma Panula, Ivan Lepsic, Nicholas Milton, and Philippe Bellan. Her album 'Mai Favorite,' featuring French and Japanese works, was used as the audio guide for the 2021 'Redon, Lautrec Exhibition' (Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum of Art), and she has recorded Beethoven and Massenet with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra for the Nikkei Music Selection CD. Her instrument is a Nicolo Amati made in 1683. Akimi Fukuhara (piano).
