This unique debut album represents an exploration of the limitless possibilities of the cello. The quartet's members: Blaise Déjardin, Adam Esbensen, Mihail Jojatu and Alexandre Lecarme perform a wide-ranging repertoire while rotating the role of leader for each piece. Blaise Déjardin has worked diligently to expand the quartet library by writing new arrangements to complement existing and newly commissioned works. The quartet's members hail from France, Romania and the United States and were drawn together in 2008 as members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This is the first time in the history of the BSO that such an ensemble has been formed and it has quickly drawn an international following on the heels of their debut concert at Tanglewood in July of 2010.
1 The Marriage of Figaro, Overture in D Major K.492
2 Pictures at An Exhibition, Promenade
3 Pictures at An Exhibition: III. Tuileries
4 Pictures at An Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells
5 Pictures at An Exhibition: X. the Great Gate of Kiev
6 Flight of the Bumblebee in A minor
7 Suite Bergamasque: III. Clair de Lune
8 The Barber of Seville, Overture in E Major
9 Sheep May Safely Graze in B-Flat Major, BWV 208
10 Humoresque in G Major, Op. 101, No. 7
11 Marche Militaire in D Major, D.733
12 Adagio in G minor
13 La Muerte Del Angel
14 Waltz of the Black Ants
15 Wolfgang Variations: Symphony No.35 / Symphony No.6 / Jaws Theme / Hungarian Dance No.5 / William Tell, Overture / Live and Let Die / Aquarela Do Brasil / Cello Concerto No.1 in C Major / la Marseillaise / Orphee Aux Enfers / Korobeiniki
This unique debut album represents an exploration of the limitless possibilities of the cello. The quartet's members: Blaise Déjardin, Adam Esbensen, Mihail Jojatu and Alexandre Lecarme perform a wide-ranging repertoire while rotating the role of leader for each piece. Blaise Déjardin has worked diligently to expand the quartet library by writing new arrangements to complement existing and newly commissioned works. The quartet's members hail from France, Romania and the United States and were drawn together in 2008 as members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This is the first time in the history of the BSO that such an ensemble has been formed and it has quickly drawn an international following on the heels of their debut concert at Tanglewood in July of 2010.
