Confidentes by Marie Hallynck, Sophie Hallynck

This first recording of our anniversary season provides a showcase for two gifted sisters who go back a long way with Cypres. Their joy in performing together is palpable as they present a programme that is original in its conception, intimate and deeply touching. This album contains a number of pieces that evoke memories – the musical equivalent of photos in a box in the attic. Some are original compositions for this instruments set, others have been arranged by the two sisters for the occasion. What would Frédéric Chopin have thought when he heard this arrangement of his Etude n°7 op. 25 sounding like a dialogue between cello and harp? This music is the very essence of life: a subtle sway of memories, flashes of light, tears, death and smiles.

Tracklist

1.	Fermo BELLINI, Nocturne pour violoncelle et harpe, Op. 12	6:32

2.	Maria-Theresia von PARADIS, Sicilienne	2:37

3.	Sir Edward ELGAR, Salut d'amour, Op. 12	2:49

4.	Heitor VILLA-LOBOS, O Canto do Cisne Negro	2:48

5.	David POPPER, Serenade, Op. 54 No. 2 (Spanische Tänze)	3:34

6.	Gabriel FAURE, Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1	3:10

7.	Alphonse HASSELMANS, La source, Etude, Op. 44	4:21

8.	Johannes BRAHMS, Lullaby Op. 49 No. 4	1:36

9.	Claude DEBUSSY, Préludes, 1er Livre, L.117 : XII. Minstrels	2:43

10.	Camille SAINT-SAËNS, Le Carnaval des animaux, R.125 : XIII. Le cygne	2:58

11.	Frédéric CHOPIN, Etude, Op. 25 No. 7	5:29

12.	Alphonse HASSELMANS, Confidence, Romance sans paroles, Op. 24	2:16

13.	Gabriel FAURE, Papillon, Op. 77	3:10

14.	Gabriel FAURE, Romance, Op. 69	3:58

15.	Pablo CASALS, Song of the Birds	3:00

16.	Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY, 6 Morceaux, Op. 51 : VI. Valse sentimentale	2:25

17.	Franz LISZT, La Lugubre Gondole ("Troisième Elégie"), S.134	9:08

18.	Claude DEBUSSY, Beau Soir, L. 6	2:51

Credits

released May 1, 2021

Marie Hallynck_ violoncelle
Sophie Hallynck_ harpe

Enregistrement du 13 au 15 novembre 2020 au Studio 1 de Flagey à Bruxelles | Direction artistique enregistrement, montage : Aline Blondiau et Denis Guerdon | Mastering : Aline Blondiau | Photos: © Julien Pohl (cover), © Isabelle Françaix | Conception graphique : mpointproduction | Producteur exécutif : Cédric Hustinx | Textes et traductions ©kastafior 2021 | www.cypres-records.com

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