Le Nouveau Salon

KTC 1767 . 1CD . 8711801017679 . 01/04/2023 . Etcetera Records

Le Nouveau Salon

Composer(s):
  • Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)
  • Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
  • Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
  • Sergej Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Artist(s):

The scent of a freshly baked madeleine, the feel of velvet against your skin, the sound of conversation buzzing quietly around you before a concert. Our senses can transport us back to the past in magical ways, evoking strong memories or feelings of nostalgia. Flautist Sarah Ouakrat found a way to reconnect with her home country of France through Marcel Proust’s novel À la recherche du temps perdu (“In Search of Lost Time”). Inspired by the returning theme of involuntary memories and the descriptions of the Parisian salons of the ‘Belle Epoque’, Sarah revisited her own memories through the music that has accompanied her during her career so far. Out of this journey was born her debut album, Le Nouveau Salon

Sarah Ouakrat flute
Maarten Den Hengst piano
Floor Le Coultre violin
Ivana Alkovic piano (Ravel)
Michael Bennett tenor

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Track listing

Introduction Theme and Variations new version/nouvelle version
1 Introduction on Trockne Blumen for flute and piano 02:53
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)'
2 New theme, part of the song Trockne Blumen, for tenor flute and piano 01:45
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)'
3 Variations I, II for flute and piano 02:52
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)'
4 New variation III with extracts from the song Trockne Blumen for flute tenor and piano 03:16
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)'
5 Variation IV for flute and piano 01:29
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)'
6 New Variation V, with extract from Der Müller und der Bach, for flute tenor and piano 04:02
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)'
7 Variation VI for flute and piano 02:24
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)'
8 New Variation VII, with ending Des Baches Wiegenlied, for flute tenor and piano 06:00
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)'
Arrangement for flute of the Sonata nr.1 for violin and piano
9 Sonata nr. 1 Posthume, for flute and piano 15:05
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)'
Syrinx on the poem by Gabriel Mourey
10 yrinx poem (by Mourey, Psyche) recited and played by Sarah Ouakrat 02:46
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Claude Debussy (1862-1918)'
New sonata in trio on the sonata nr.2 in D Major, for flute violin and piano
11 I Moderato 08:32
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Sergej Prokofiev (1891-1953)'
12 II Presto 05:23
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Sergej Prokofiev (1891-1953)'
13 III Andante 03:29
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Sergej Prokofiev (1891-1953)'
14 IV Allegro con brio 08:05
artists: 'Sarah Ouakrat'
composers: 'Sergej Prokofiev (1891-1953)'