On Future Horizons, François Leleux, one of the most distinguished oboists of our time, presents a collection of works for oboe by renowned living composers Nicolas Bacri, Michael Jarrell, and Thierry Escaich, expanding the instrument’s repertoire to new artistic possibilities. The album’s title, Future Horizons, explores new musical frontiers, reflecting Leleux’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of classical music through contemporary works. In Bacri’s Notturno, Leleux takes on the role of both soloist and conductor, leading the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. In Jarrell’s Aquateinteand Escaich’ Double Concerto for Oboe, Violin & Orchestra,in which we can also hear Lisa Batiashvili, recognised for her incredible virtuosity, the orchestra joins him under the baton of Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
Each work on this album is a world premiere recording, with all the pieces written especially for these artists. Andrés Orozco-Estrada, together with Frankfurt Radio Symphony, has a wide discography on PENTATONE, while François Leleux and Lisa Batiashvili make their label debut.
This double album, Mozart & Flute in Paris, brings together nine captivating works, all with their origins in Paris, which feature a solo flute. Emmanuel Pahud is joined by his colleagues from ‘wind supergroup’ Les Vents Français – oboist François Leleux (here also conducting the Orchestre de chambre de Paris), clarinettist Paul Meyer, bassoonist Gilbert Audin and horn-player Radovan Vlatković – and by Belgian harpist Anneleen Lenaerts.
“The pieces on this album represent different golden ages of the flute,” says Pahud. The earliest, dating from 1778 are two concertante works that Mozart wrote while visiting Paris. The newest, premiered in 2014 by Pahud and the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, is Dreamtime by Philippe Hersant. The intervening period is represented by pieces by Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Chaminade and Poulenc, composers whose music embodies France’s special relationship with the flute.
1. Dreamtime
2. Romance, Op. 37
3. Odelette, Op. 162
4. Flute Concertino, Op. 107
5. Flute Sonate, FP 164: I. Allegretto malinconico (Arr. for Orchestra by Berkeley)
6. Flute Sonate, FP 164: II. Cantilena. Assez lent (Arr. for Orchestra by Berkeley)
7. Flute Sonate, FP 164: III. Presto giocoso (Arr. for Orchestra by Berkeley)
8. Fantaisie, Op. 79 (Arr. for Orchestra by Auber)
9. Tarentelle, Op. 6
10. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: I. Allegro
11. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: II. Adagio
12. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Thema – Andantino
13. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. I
14. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. II
15. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. III
16. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. IV
17. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. V
18. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. VI
19. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. VII
20. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. VIII
21. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. IX
22. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Var. X – Adagio
23. Sinfonia concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 297b: III. Andantino con variazioni. Allegro
24. Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299: I. Allegro
25. Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299: II. Andantino
26. Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299: III. Rondeau (Allegro)
Each of the five members of wind ‘supergroup’ Les Vent Français, partnered by pianist Eric le Sage, plays a sonata written by Paul Hindemith in the dramatic years between 1936 and 1943 – compact, lucid and engaging works for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and alto horn. “These Hindemith sonatas are a great asset to the wind repertory,” says oboist François Leleux. “Hindemith took a very particular approach to each instrument, with a wonderful sense for its individual sound.”
1. Flute Sonata: I. Heiter bewegt
2. Flute Sonata: II. Sehr langsam
3. Flute Sonata: III. Sehr lebhaft – Marsch
4. Oboe Sonata: I. Munter
5. Oboe Sonata: II. Sehr langsam – lebhaft – sehr langsam – wieder lebhaft
6. Clarinet Sonata: I. Massig bewegt
7. Clarinet Sonata: II. Lebhaft
8. Clarinet Sonata: III. Sehr langsam
9. Clarinet Sonata: IV. Kleines Rondo, gemachlich
10. Bassoon Sonata: I. Leicht bewegt
11. Bassoon Sonata: II. Langsam – Marsch
12. Althorn Sonata: I. Ruhig bewegt
13. Althorn Sonata: II. Lebhaft
14. Althorn Sonata: III. Sehr langsam
15. Althorn Sonata: IV. Das Posthorn (Zwiegespräch)
16. Althorn Sonata: V. Lebhaft
The oboe has held a special place in France’s culture since the time of Louis XIV, and on Bienvenue en France the oboist François Leleux, partnered by pianist Emmanuel Strosser, performs works originating from the 20th century. The composers are Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Dutilleux, the lesser-known Pierné, Bozza and Sancan, and the contemporary Thierry Pécou. This music could not find a more eloquent advocate than Leleux, praised by The Scotsman as “a remarkably charismatic, flamboyant performer, matching immaculate technique with a dazzlingly vivid identification with his music.”
Available August 21, 2020
1. Digital Booklet: Bienvenue en France
2. Oboe Sonata: III. Final (Assez allant) 3:43
3. Oboe Sonata, Op. 166: I. Andantino 2:50
4. Fantaisie pastorale, Op. 37 5:26
5. Oboe Sonata: II. Scherzo (Vif) 3:43
6. Oboe Sonata, Op. 166: II. Ad libitum – Allegretto – Ad libitum 4:23
7. Oboe Sonatine: III. Presto 1:31
8. Oboe Sonatine: II. Andante 3:31
9. Oboe Sonata: III. Très vif 3:48
10. Pièce, Op. 5 2:56
11. Oboe Sonata, Op. 166: III. Molto allegro 2:16
12. Rhapsody for Saxophone & Piano, L. 98, CD 104 (Arr. Silvestrini for Cor Anglais) 10:25
13. Oboe Sonata: I. Très modéré 4:26
14. Oboe Sonatine: I. Modéré 2:56
15. Oboe Sonata: I. Aria (Grave) 2:40
16. Oboe Sonata: II. Très lent 3:07
1. Wind Quintet, Op. 79: I. Allegro Non Troppo
2. Wind Quintet, Op. 79: II. Allegro Vivace
3. Wind Quintet, Op. 79: III. Andante Grazioso
4. Wind Quintet, Op. 81: I. Allegro Non Troppo
5. Wind Quintet, Op. 81: II. Scherzo. Energico
6. Wind Quintet, Op. 81: III. Andante Sostenuto
7. Wind Quintet, Op. 81: IV. Finale. Allegro Spiritoso
8. Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 52: I. Allegro Moderato
9. Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 52: II. Larghetto Con Moto
10. Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 52: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
11. Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 52: IV. Finale. Allegro Molto
Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Piano, Op. 47:
1. I. Tranquille
2. II. Joyeux
3. III. Emporté
4. IV. Douloureux
Serenade for Wind Quintet:
5. I. Cantilene
6. II. Caprice
7. III. Intermède
8. IV. Marche Burlesque
Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 8:
9. I. Sombre
10. II. Tendre
11. III. Leger
12. IV. Joyeux
13. Sextet for Piano & Winds, “Osterlied”
Wind Quintet, Op. 43:
14. I. Allegro ben moderato
15. II. Menuetto
16. III. Praeludium (Adagio)
17. IV. Tema con variazioni
18. Mecanic Song for Wind Quintet & Piano
“[…] l’ensemble Les Vents Français est composé de musiciens exceptionnels (le clarinettiste Paul Meyer, le hautboïste François Leleux, le flûtiste Emmanuel Pahud, le bassoniste Gilbert Audin et le corniste Radovan Vlatkovic). Des musiciens prestigieux que l’on retrouve ici avec le pianiste Éric Le Sage dans un disque au programme très intéressant s’intéressant aux modernistes (Milhaud, Jolivet, Magnard, Nielsen) auxquels s’ajoutent deux pièces contemporaines Oslterlied le Sextuor pour quintette à vents et piano de Philippe Hersant et Mecanic Song pour quintette à vents et piano de Thierry Escaich.
Si le modernisme musical consiste à vouloir “tester et dépasser les limites de la construction esthétique” comme le dit Daniel Albright, il est aussi une question d’audace, de désir d’innovation et de liberté. Naturellement techniquement et musicalement ce disque est assez formidable, mais la virtuosité est également alliée à l’intelligence musicale. Il retranscrit jusque dans les moindres silences, dans chaque phase musicale, dans chaque ligne harmonique les idées novatrices, les envies d’évolution et de bousculer un certain académisme et la liberté de Milhaud, Jolivet, Magnard et Nielsen mais également la modernité des deux pièces de Philippe Hersant et Thierry Escaich. C’est aussi un excellent moyen de se replonger dans une formation (quintette à vents plus piano) pas si fréquente que cela et dans des œuvres parfois trop peu jouées. C’est notamment le cas pour le quintette d’Alberic Magnard rappelant parfois César Franck avec cette profondeur, ces lignes musicales et cet équilibre entre une écriture très fournie et des passages plus apaisés.
Chaque instrument joue successivement un rôle de soliste : d’abord la clarinette (Tendre), le hautbois (Léger) et enfin le basson (joyeux).
Oslterlied le Sextuor pour quintette à vents et piano de Philippe Hersant trouve son origine dans le Christ lag in Todesbanden et joue sur les variations. Une musique pleine de couleurs, de finesses et de résonnances qui fait écho à celle de Thierry Escaich. Formidable !”
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Introduction, Theme and Variations, Op. 102
Introduction, Theme and Variations, Op. 102
Joseph Haydn: Concerto for 2 Lire Organizzate No. 4 in F Major, Hob. VIIh:4, Arr. for Oboe, Flute and Orchestra
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Finale. Presto
Joseph Haydn: Concerto for 2 Lire Organizzate No. 2 in G Major, Hob. VIIh:2, Arr. for Oboe, Flute and Orchestra
I. Vivace assai
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Rondo. Presto
Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in C Major, Hob. VII
I. Allegro spiritoso
II. Andante
III. Rondo. Allegretto
Sextet for Piano & Winds, Op. 100
1. I. Allegro vivace
2. II. Divertissement – Andantino
3. III. Finale – Prestissimo
Sextet for Piano & Winds in C Minor, Op. 40
4. I. Allegro
5. II. Andante sostenuto
6. III. Allegro vivace
7. Divertissement for Piano & Winds, Op. 6
Quintet for Piano & Winds, Op. 8
8. I. Allegro brillamente
9. II. Adagio
10. III. Scherzo
11. IV. Finale – Allegro con fuoco
Disc: 2
Quintet for Piano & Winds in E-Flat Major, K. 452
1. I. Largo – Allegro moderato
2. II. Larghetto
3. III. Allegretto
Quintet for Piano & Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 16
4. I. Allegro, ma non troppo
5. II. Andante cantabile
6. III. Rondo – Allegro, ma non troppo
Disc: 3
Sextet for Piano & Winds in B-Flat Major, Op. 6
1. I. Allegro moderato
2. II. Larghetto
3. III. Gavotte – Andante quasi allegretto
4. IV. Finale – Vivace
Quintet for Piano & Winds in B-Flat Major
5. I. Allegro con brio
6. II. Andante – Fughetta – Andante
7. III. Rondo – Allegretto
3 Pièces brèves
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Andante
3. Assez lent – Allegro Scherzando
Le tombeau de Couperin
4. I. Prélude
5. II. Fugue
6. III. Menuet
7. IV. Rigaudon
Sonatina for Oboe & Bassoon
8. I. Ouverture
9. II. Récitatif
10. III. Ostinato
La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205
11. I. Cortège
12. II. Aubade
13. III. Jongleurs
14. IV. La Maousinglade
15. V. Joutes sur l’Arc
16. VI. Chasse à Valabre
17. VII. Madrigal-Nocturne
Wind Quintet
18. I. Allegro con moto
19. II. Andante
20. III. Vivace
Disc: 2
6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
1. I. Allegro con spirito
2. II. Rubato lamentoso
3. III. Allegro grazioso
4. IV. Presto ruvido
5. V. Adagio mesto (Béla Bartók in memoriam)
6. VI. Molto vivace (Capriccioso)
7. Humoreske (Rondo)
8. Summer Music, Op. 31
Sonatina for Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon
9. I. Allegro giocoso
10. II. Andante – Allegretto – Tempo I
11. III. Grave – Allegrissimo
Kleine Kammermusik , Op. 24 No. 2
12. I. Lustig. Mäßig schnelle Viertel
13. II. Walzer. Durchweg sehr leise
14. III. Ruhig und einfach. Achtel
15. IV. Schnelle Viertel
16. V. Sehr lebhaft
1 No. 1 in A Major 3:05
2 No. 2 in A Minor 4:58
3 No. 3 in B Minor 4:16
4 No. 4 in B-Flat Major 5:15
5 No. 5 in C Major 5:03
6 No. 6 in D Minor 5:44
7 No. 7 in D Major 6:14
8 No. 8 in E Minor 3:53
9 No. 9 in E Major 6:37
10 No. 10 in F-Sharp Minor 4:33
11 No. 11 in G Major 3:50
12 No. 12 in G Minor 5:35
1. Rondo for violin & orchestra in C major, K. 373
2. Concerto for 3 (or 2) pianos & orchestra in F major (‘Lodron,’ ‘Concerto No. 7’), K. 242: Allegro maestoso
3. Concerto for 3 (or 2) pianos & orchestra in F major (‘Lodron,’ ‘Concerto No. 7’), K. 242: Adagio ma non troppo
4. Concerto for 3 (or 2) pianos & orchestra in F major (‘Lodron,’ ‘Concerto No. 7’), K. 242: Rondo. Tempo di Menuetto
5. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Non mi dir, bell’idol mio
6. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Canzonetta: Deh, vieni alla finestra
7. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Fin ch’han dal vino
8. Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 (K. 285d): Allegro aperto
9. Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 (K. 285d): Adagio non troppo
10. Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314 (K. 285d): Rondo. Allegretto
Serenade For Winds In D Minor, Op. 44 (24:05)
1 Moderato, Quasi Marcia 3:56
2 Minuetto 5:43
3 Andante Con Moto 8:24
4 Finale. Allegro Molto 6:11
String Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op. 106 (38:33)
5 Allegro Moderato 9:34
6 Adagio Ma Non Troppo 11:16
7 Molto Vivace 6:45
8 Finale. Andante Sostenuto – Allegro Con Fuoco 10:58
1 …Prisme / Incidences… (1998) Pour Violon Et Orchestre 15:02
2 Sillages (2005) Pour Flûte, Clarinette, Hautbois Et Orchestre 17:06
Trois Études De Debussy (1992) (12:49)
3 Pour Les Notes Répétées (Orchestration)) 3:10
4 Pour Les Sonorités Opposées (Orchestration) 5:05
5 Pour Les Accords (Orchestration) 4:34
Oboe Quartet In F Major, K. 370 (Mozart)
1. Allegro 6:43
2. Adagio 3:11
3. Rondo 4:37
Three Arias From “The Magic Flute”, Arranged For Oboe & Violin (Mozart)
4. Der Vogelfänger Bin Ich Ja 2:27
5. Ach, Ich Fühl’s, Es Ist Verschwunden 3:55
6. Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen 2:07
7. Adagio In C Minor For Cor Anglais, Violin, Viola & Cello, K. 580a 5:24 (Mozart)
Phantasy Quartet For Oboe, Violin, Viola & Cello Op. 2 (Britten)
8. Andante Alla Marcia 2:21
9. Allegro Giusto 3:17
10. A Tempo Comodo E Rubato 2:26
11. Molto Più Lento 2:51
12. Tempo Primo. Andante Alla Marcia 2:27
Serenade For String Trio In C Major Op. 10 (von Dohnányi)
13. Marcia 2:14
14. Romanza 4:00
15. Scherzo 4:33
16. Tema Con Variazioni 6:19
17. Rondo (Finale) 4:29
Sonate, Wq. 132
2. I. Poco Adagio 4:52
3. II. Allegro 2:41
4. III. Allegro 2:42
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid
5. I. Pan 2:11
6. II. Phaeton 1:19
7. III. Niobe 2:13
8. IV. Bacchus 2:07
9. V. Narcissus 2:58
10. VI. Arethusa 2:06
11. VII. Sequenza 8:29
Cinq Tableaux pour hautbois solo
15. I. Hotel des Roches Noires a Trouville 3:22
16. II. Potager et Arbres en Fleurs, Printemps Pontoise 3:17
17. III. Scene de Plage. Ciel d’ Orage 1:02
18. IV. Sentier dans les Bois 2:08
19. V. Boulevard des Capucines 2:07
Honegger, Shostakovitch: Œuvres de musique de chambre
Prélude – Arioso – Futhette sur le nom de BACH
1 I. Prélude 1:11
2 II. Arioso 3:56
3 III. Fughette 1:35
Concerto da Camera pour flûte, cor anglais et orchestre à cordes
4 I. Allegretto amabile 5:04
5 II. Andante 7:35
6 III. Vivace 4:18
Prélude & Scherzo, Op. 11
7 I. Prélude 6:00
8 II. Scherzo 4:46
Symphonie de Chambre pour orchestre à cordes, Op. 110a
9 I. Largo 4:37
10 II. Allegro molto 3:10
11 III. Allegretto 4:25
12 IV. Largo 5:26
13 V. Largo 4:10
Sonata for oboe & piano, FP 185
1 I. Elégie 5:10
2 II. Scherzo 4:13
3 III. Déploration 5:00
Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43
4 I. Presto / Lento 5:42
5 II. Andante 4:06
6 III. Rondo 3:15
Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano
7 I. Theme 1:56
8 II. Oration 1:55
9 III. March 1:18
10 IV. Exercises 1:00
11 V. Commination 1:23
12 VI. Chorale 2:13
13 VII. Waltz 1:29
14 VIII. Polka 1:50
15 IX. Resolution 2:01
Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49
16 I. Pan 2:31
17 II. Phaeton 1:23
18 III. Niobe 2:52
19 IV. Bacchus 2:13
20 V. Narcissus 4:02
21 VI. Arethusa 2:32
Insect Pieces (2), for oboe & piano
22 Part 1 3:21
23 Part 2 1:51
24 Phantasy Quartet, for oboe & string trio in F minor, Op. 2 12:59
