Credits:

Alain Lefevre

Description:

Alain Lefebvre's performance has a uniquely French sensibility: he makes the sounds resonate by holding back the dynamic touch and holding back the changes, and his delicate pedaling brings each piece to life as vividly as a photograph. Alain Lefebvre. Lefebvre grew up in France until his emigration to Quebec, Canada at an early age. Although he studied piano in Canada, at the age of 17 he returned to his native Paris to study piano and composition at the Conservatoire National de Paris under the tutelage of legendary pianist Pierre Sancan. His performances, drawn from the literary influences he says he received from Sancan and from which he draws with a clarity of thought and a form of elegance, are full of respect and love for the composer and the music. This follow-up to the first of his 2019 releases for Warner, "My Paris Years," brings together piano works written by Franck and Debussy, two of the most beloved French composers, and composer Pierre-Max Dubois (1930-1995), who was also his friend. The collection is a collection of piano works written by Lefèvre. The performance is a tribute to the city and the precious period when Lefèvre learned the most from it. From the calm waters of the Seine, to the serene atmosphere of the streets, to the sometimes lively activity of the city, the pieces all contribute to portraying the Parisian landscape and recreating the many facets of the city in music.The most important and lasting impression of Lefebvre's interpretation is the tempo, and by holding back the dynamic touch and holding back the changes, the sound resonates and the delicate pedaling brings each piece to life like a kind of photograph," wrote Gramophne magazine. Warner Music Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Prelude, Fugue et Variation in B minor Op. 18 M.30~Prelude
2.Prelude, Fugue et Variation in B minor Op. 18 M.30~Lento
3.Prelude, Fugue et Variation in B minor Op. 18 M.30~Fugue
4.Prelude, Fugue et Variation in B minor Op. 18 M.30~Variation
5.Reverie L.76(68)
6.Arabesque No. 2: Allegretto scherzando L.74(66)
7.Ballade L.78(70)
8.Pour le piano L.95(95)~Prelude
9.Pour le piano L.95(95)~Sarabande
10.Pour le piano L.95(95)~Toccata
11.Danse (Tarantelle styrienne) L.77(69)
12.10 Etudes de concert pour le piano~Aria
13.10 Etudes de concert pour le piano~Scherzando
14.10 Etudes de concert pour le piano~"Oubanghi"
15.Sonate pour piano~Allegro con malinconia
16.Sonate pour piano~Scherzo
17.Sonate pour piano~Adagio espressivo
18.Sonate pour piano~Allegro moderato