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Laurence Mekhitarian

Sentiers De Traverse [CD]

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Street Date: 2026-01-30

For her second album with Cypres, Laurence Mekhitarian has devised a programme combining the music of Robert Schumann with that of Gyorgy Kurtag, as it seemed obvious to her that their worlds share a profound emotional kinship. Certain works by Kurtag, such as the Trio Hommage a R. Sch. And Quasi una fantasia, bear direct witness to this. Alongside Schumann's Waldszenen, Laurence Mekhitarian has chosen to include three excerpts from Leos Janacek's cycle Sur un sentier recouvert and to play each of these pieces alternately with miniatures by Kurtag from his ten collections of Jatekok. The pianist has followed a free path here, guided by echoes, resonances, contrasts and sonic affinities. Kurtag has been part of her musical life for nearly forty years, both as a performer and a teacher. His high standards, his depth and his humanity have had a profound impact on her. In her view, he embodies a rare and essential way of being in the world through art. This programme has been constructed with curiosity and wonder, allowing the works to dialogue with each other. Kurtag's pieces - Fleurs, Objet trouve, Jeu avec l'infini - open up a sound space beyond the keyboard. They lead us to the Waldszenen, like a door to a world waiting to be explored. Each of Kurtag's miniatures is a tribute, a memory, a message. The journey ends with a transcription of a Largo by Johann Sebastian Bach, followed by a piece by Artur Avanesov (Modulatio, as a hidden track...).

Tracklist:

  1. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Une Fleur Pour Nuria (Qui S'ouvre)
  2. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Objet Trouvé (2)
  3. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Jeu Avec L'infini
  4. Scènes de la Forêt, Op. 82-Entrée
  5. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Une Fleur Pour Nuria (La Même Qui Se Ferme)
  6. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Henri Pousseur in Memoriam
  7. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Petite Bourrasque (Pour Zoltán Kocsis)
  8. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Culbutes
  9. Scènes de la Forêt, Op. 82-Chasseur Aux Aguets
  10. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Hommage A Scarlatti (Margie Wu 60)
  11. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Fleurs Nous Sommes...(3)
  12. Scènes de la Forêt, Op. 82-Fleurs Solitaires
  13. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Brins de Bruyère A Witold (In Memoriam Witold Lutoslawski)
  14. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-G.K. Marina Tsvetayeva: Il Est Temps (In Memoriam Mátyás Trizna)
  15. Scènes de la Forêt, Op. 82-Endroit Maudit
  16. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Jeu D'ombres (Hommage A György Somlyó)
  17. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Hommage A Ferenc Farkas (2) - Bribes de Souvenir D'une Mélodie de Colinda
  18. Scènes de la Forêt, Op. 82-Paysage Souriant
  19. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Brins D'herbe A la Mémoire de Klára Martyn
  20. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Cloches Pour Margit Mándy
  21. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-András Hajdu a 60 Ans!
  22. Scènes de la Forêt, Op. 82-Auberge
  23. Sur Un Sentier Recouvert-La Vierge de Frydek
  24. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Une Voix Dans Le Lointain
  25. Scènes de la Forêt, Op. 82-L'oiseau Prophète
  26. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Martá Ligatúrája
  27. Sur Un Sentier Recouvert-Bonne Nuit
  28. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Fanfares
  29. Scènes de la Forêt, Op. 82-Chant de Chasse
  30. Sur Un Sentier Recouvert-La Chevêche Ne S'est Pas Envolée
  31. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Les Adieux (A la Manière de Janácek) Pour Ute Et Egon Westerhold
  32. Scènes de la Forêt, Op. 82-Adieu
  33. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Adieu A Andras Wilheim Pour Mon Cher Ami Et Mon Plus Ancien Collaborateur, Avec Une A
  34. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-J.S.B. - Largo - Transcription Par G.K. Extrait de la Sonate Pour Violon Seul No. 3 e
  35. Játékok (Games), for Piano, in 8 Volumes-Adieu A Andras Wilheim

UPC: 5412217016906
Label: Cypres
Release Date: 1.30.26
Format: CD

SKU: 50955780
UPC: 5412217016906