INVENTIONS

Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon – 2006

A second collection of duets for violin and cello from Renaud and Gautier Capuçon to follow Face à face, Inventions takes its title from the 2-Part Inventions by Bach, heard here alongside movements from the French and English Suites, in arrangements by Frederick Neumann. These calm and luminous works are followed by anguished and powerful duets by Hanns Eisler and Gideon Klein, and Martinu’s classically-constructed second duet from 1958. Karol Beffa’s two meditative Masques are dedicated to Renaud and Gautier, whose pianist sister Aude joins them in a final, dreamy march by Fritz Kreisler.

Duos for violin and cello (tr. Frederick Neumann)
01 / Invention No.8 in F major BWV 779    0:56
02 / Aria: Suite Française No.2 in C minor BWV 813    2:38
03 / Prelude in D major BWV 850 (Well-Tempered Clavier, I, 5)    1:31
04 / Menuet : French Suite No.2 in C minor BWV 813   1:22
05 / Gavotte: English Suite No.3 in G minor BWV 808    3:20
06 / Gigue: English Suite No.2 in A minor BWV 807    2:31
07 / Invention No.13 in A minor BWV 784    1:11

Duo pour violon & violoncelle Op. 7 No 1
08 / I Tempo di minuetto 3:52
09 / II Allegretto vivace 3:02

Masques
10 / I (Modéré) 9:52

Hungarian folk melodies for violin and cello SZ
11 / I Allegro ironico    0:33
12 / II Allegretto    0:35
13 / III Moderato    1:04
14 / IV Choral : Andante    2:31
15 / V Allegretto    0:34
16 / VI Con moto 0:24
17 / VII Vivace    0:33

Masques
18 / II (Rythmiquement & souple) 12:57

Duo pour violon & violoncelle (Composed in a concentration camp)
19 / I Allegro con fuocoo 6:03
20 / II Lento (inacheve) 2:37

Duo pour violon & violoncelle No 2 H.371
21 / I Allegretto    2:16
22 / II Adagio    4:59
23 / III Poco allegro    2:50
24 / Marche miniature viennoise (Tempo di marcia)    3:19