Viviane Chassot – Viviane Chassot: Folk Flow (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:19:02 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
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After the great success of «Pure Bach», accordionist Viviane Chassot now widens the «strict frame» and combines classical music with jazz and free improvisation on «Folk Flow». She juxtaposes the beauty of simple traditional folk music from Brittany with a waltz by Frédéric Chopin or the Gnossiennes by Erik Satie. French charm in a lyrical-poetic sound with an at times meditative character. In addition, there are pieces by Valentin Silvestrov or Yann Tiersen. A fascinating musical journey that one can look forward to. Available from early summer 2023.
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Viviane Chassot, Kammerorchester Basel – Haydn: Keyboard Concertos (Performed on Accordion) (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:14 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Classical
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The accordion was not even known in Haydn’s time, and playing the composer’s keyboard concertos on the instrument carries a strong whiff of novelty for novelty’s sake. Yet the four works performed here by Swiss accordionist Viviane Chassot, one of the accordion’s few players in the classical sphere, are more than listenable. The combination clicks for several reasons. First is that Haydn’s concertos specifically, with their rather muted contrast between soloist and orchestra, work better than Mozart or a later composer might have. Second is the sheer beauty of Chassot’s playing. Sample one of the slow movements, such as the “Adagio cantabile” of the Keyboard Concerto in G major, Hob. 18/4, to hear the shades of timbre she brings out from her accordion; given the instrument’s limited dynamic range, the timbres of the accordion almost take the place of dynamic shifts. It’s a wholly novel effect. Third is the crack work of the Kammerorchester Basel, which lays out flat, fast tutti that sets Chassot’s playing off most advantageously. Sony’s church sound is a bit brittle, and it’s hard to call this essential, but it’s certainly a pleasant hour of Haydn for accordion lovers or anyone else.
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Viviane Chassot – Pure Bach (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:10 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Classical
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Viviane Chassot plays works by Johann Sebastian Bach on the accordion. Unusual at first glance, the combination works astonishingly well. After succesful albums with Haydn and Mozart piano concertos played on the accordion, Viviane Chassot now concentrates on one of the most famous composers of the Baroque era: Johann Sebastian Works. The tracklisting includes highlights as the famous Italian Concerto.
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Viviane Chassot – Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 11, 15 & 27 (Performed on Accordion) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:06 minutes | 1,43 GB | Genre: Classical
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“For me, Mozart’s music is timeless and not linked to any specific instrument. It communicates a sense of pure joy, a lightness based on depth, a feeling of unbridled singing. It evokes images of an exuberant child dancing across a meadow. That’s Mozart’s spirit for me: an unconditional devotion to life, a love for reality, acceptance and ultimately reconciliation.”
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Viviane Chassot – Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major (Arr. for Accordion) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 17:25 minutes | 302 MB | Genre: Classical
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My little wonder box” is what Viviane Chassot calls her patent black accordion. No wonder, because the Swiss artist plays Haydn, Mozart and Rameau on it and thus finally gets the Instrument out of the folk music drawer.
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Viviane Chassot – Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 (Arr. for Accordion) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 17:25 minutes | 306 MB | Genre: Classical
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“The interpretation is perfect of its kind. Freshness, control, and sensitivity combine together in the most beautiful way.” Alfred Brendel, the doyen of pianists, praised her interpretation as being one of the best available recordings of Joseph Haydn’s piano sonatas.
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