Bertrand Chamayou - Franz Schubert '2014

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774
02. Fantasia in C Major, D. 760 Wanderer Fantasy: I. Allegro con fuoco ma non
troppo
03. Fantasia in C Major, D. 760 Wanderer Fantasy: II. Adagio
04. Fantasia in C Major, D. 760 Wanderer Fantasy: III. Presto
05. Fantasia in C Major, D. 760 Wanderer Fantasy: IV. Allegro
06. Litanei , D. 343
07. Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: XIX. Der Müller und der Bach
08. 12 Ländler, D. 790
09. Allegretto in C Minor, D. 915
10. Ländler No. 12 in E-Flat Minor, D. 366
11. 3 Klavierstücke Op. posth., D. 946: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor
12. 3 Klavierstücke Op. posth., D. 946: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
13. 3 Klavierstücke Op. posth., D. 946: No. 3 in C Major
14. Waltz in G-Flat Major Kupelwieser Walzer, D. Anh 1/14
15. 2 Scherzos, D. 593: No.2 in D-Flat Major

Bertrand Chamayou, described by Gramophone as a “young French pianist of
an impeccable pedigree”, is already firmly established as one of the most
thoughtful and fascinating pianists of his generation. He has chosen Schubert
– with the Wanderer-Fantaisie as the centrepiece – for his first
release as an ERATO artist, and, in the course of 2014, the composer’s
works will also feature in Chamayou’s recitals in Germany, Belgium, the
US (New York), France and Austria.

Born in Toulouse, and a graduate of the Paris Conservatoire, Chamayou had
ambitions to be a composer before the piano became his musical priority, and his
questing and creative spirit is reflected in a diverse and eclectic repertoire
that defies simple categorisation: he has built his reputation with the music
of, among others, Liszt, Franck, Messiaen and contemporary composers. It is
perhaps not surprising that he drew the attention of Pierre Boulez, a similarly
unclassifiable musician, who has conducted Chamayou in concerto performances on
a number of occasions.

Gramophone, putting Chamayou’s playing in a class with Alfred Cortot, has
praised the way he … “harnesses power and depth alongside his
sparkling virtuosity” and noted his “textual clarity, warm and
affectionate expression and luminous piano tone”, while International
Record Review singled him out for special praise among the younger pianists of
today:

“These days, when unprecedented virtuosity is the common coin of an entire
of young pianists, it is not easy to describe what precisely puts Chamayou head
and shoulders above his peers. His mastery of the piano is flawless; is oneness
with the instrument complete. As one listens to his performances, perfection of
execution so quickly becomes part of the landscape that you almost forget it.
Unblemished by obtrusions of ego or exhibitionism, what we hear seems some pure
distillation of musical thought, some unadorned essence of poetic utterance, as
though a fleeting ideal were captured and held aloft in all its radiance. When
Chamayou plays, you believe every note.”

France’s leading music awards, Les Victoires de la Musique, have traced
the trajectory of Chamayou’s career: in 2006 he was named as the
year’s ‘Révélation’ (outstanding young talent), while
2011 brought him the prize for Solo Instrumentalist and 2012 for Best Recording.

In the concert hall, conductors with whom he has collaborated include Semyon
Bychkov, Andris Nelsons, Leonard Slatkin, Neville Marriner, Michel Plasson,
Stéphane Denève and Jérémie Rhorer, while among his chamber music
partners are fellow ERATO artists Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon and
Quatuor Ebène.

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