Emmanuel Bach & Jenny Stern - Lennox in Paris (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

British composer Sir Lennox Berkeley still needs to be more widely appreciated, and this recording puts his music into a wider context of the environment that shaped him. France played a vital part in Berkeley’s development: apart from being a Francophile, circumstances brought him into contact with Nadia Boulanger, with whom he studied formally during the years 1926–1932, which Berkeley spent in Paris. While there he also met Francis Poulenc, among other artistic figures.

This album is designed both to pay homage to Lennox and to acknowledge the pivotal role played by Paris in his life and development as a composer. It combines works by Berkeley with his Parisian near-contemporaries Poulenc and Lili Boulanger, the younger sister of Nadia.

Tracklist:
1. Violin Sonatina in A Major, Op. 17: I. Moderato (04:33)
2. Violin Sonatina in A Major, Op. 17: II. Lento (02:55)
3. Violin Sonatina in A Major, Op. 17: III. Allegretto (05:29)
4. Violin Sonata No. 1: I. Lento, ma non troppo (07:22)
5. Violin Sonata No. 1: II. Adagio (05:29)
6. Violin Sonata No. 1: III. Allegro con brio (04:48)
7. Elegy & Toccata, Op. 33 (Excerpts): II. Elegy (03:07)
8. Elegy & Toccata, Op. 33 (Excerpts): III. Toccata (02:14)
9. D'un matin de printemps (05:10)
10. 2 Pieces for Violin & Piano: No. 1, Nocturne (02:44)
11. 2 Pieces for Violin & Piano: No. 2, Cortège (01:50)
12. Sonata for Violin & Piano, FP 119: I. Allegro con fuoco (07:21)
13. Sonata for Violin & Piano, FP 119: II. Intermezzo (06:47)
14. Sonata for Violin & Piano, FP 119: III. Presto tragico (06:33)
15. Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14 (Excerpts): I. Assez modéré (01:30)
16. Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14 (Excerpts): III. Alerte (03:11)
17. Presto in B-Flat Major, FP 70 (02:18)


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