Laurence Equilbey - Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Choral Fantasy (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The second record of the 2018/2019 season is also dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven.
Conductor Laurence Equilbey is fascinated and inspired by the unconventional, hybrid character of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and Triple Concerto. She sees it as “the root of their originality, which gives them a special place in Beethoven’s output and in the history of music as a whole.” Their fusion of genres is reflected in performances that unite the period instruments of Equilbey’s Insula orchestra and soloists – pianists Bertrand Chamayou and David Kadouch, violinist Alexandra Conunova and cellist Natalie Clein – who are best known for playing modern instruments.

Tracklist:
1. Beethoven: Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80, "Choral Fantasy" : I. Adagio
2. Beethoven: Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80, "Choral Fantasy": II. Finale
3. Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro
4. Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo
5. Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: III. Rondo alla Polacca

Personnel:
Alexandra Conunova, violin
Natalie Clein, cello
David Kadouch, piano
Sandrine Piau, soprano
Anaïk Morel, mezzo-soprano
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, tenor
Florian Sempey, baritone
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
accentus
Insula orchestra
Laurence Equilbey, conductor