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The avant-garde music of today sometimes seems rather hackneyed and inoffensive. Yet it is under this title that Berlin pianist Corinna Simon reveals “L'Album des Six”, a joint work that owes its recognition to a French arts journal published in 1920. In fact, none of the pieces had been written especially for the occasion and the arbitrary collection of works by Durey, Auric, Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc and Tailleferre reinforced the myth surrounding a group of young composers who were brought together by a chance concert and made popular thanks to the pen of critic Henri Collet, immediately followed by that of Jean Cocteau.
The six young musicians were united by a spirit of camaraderie and little else. However, the interest of this recording goes beyond simple historical curiosity, as the German pianist’s tireless inquisitiveness prompted her to complement this short album with a series of pieces by the six rather rare composers, who were representative of a generation that wanted to steer the Parisian music scene in new directions, circumnavigating the tutelary figures of Debussy and Ravel. The search for simplicity, which was perhaps the only thing in common among the Six, was hailed for its freshness, not to mention a certain naivety that instilled a sense of frivolity. The music acts almost like a mirror to a carefree France.
It should be noted that Corinna Simon also produced a very beautiful complete set of Witold Lutoslawski's piano work, which is well worth discovering. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Georges Auric, Composer - Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Louis Durey, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Arthur Honegger, Composer - Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Darius Milhaud, Composer - Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Francis Poulenc, Composer - Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - Germaine Tailleferre, Composer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Sept piéces brèves, H.25 (Arthur Honegger)
Arthur Honegger, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Arthur Honegger, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Arthur Honegger, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Arthur Honegger, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Arthur Honegger, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Arthur Honegger, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Arthur Honegger, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Le printemps, Book I, Op. 25 (Darius Milhaud)
Darius Milhaud, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Darius Milhaud, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Darius Milhaud, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Francis Poulenc, Composer - Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Francis Poulenc, Composer - Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Francis Poulenc, Composer - Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Trois Pastorales à Darius Milhaud (Georges Auric)
Georges Auric, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Georges Auric, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Georges Auric, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - Germaine Tailleferre, Composer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Partita for Piano (Germaine Tailleferre)
Germaine Tailleferre, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Germaine Tailleferre, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Germaine Tailleferre, Composer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - Germaine Tailleferre, Composer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Sibylle Strobel, Engineer - Germaine Tailleferre, Composer - JENS MÜLLER, Assistant Engineer - Corinna Simon, Piano, MainArtist - Henri Thaon, Recording Engineer - Julius Füg, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Album review
The avant-garde music of today sometimes seems rather hackneyed and inoffensive. Yet it is under this title that Berlin pianist Corinna Simon reveals “L'Album des Six”, a joint work that owes its recognition to a French arts journal published in 1920. In fact, none of the pieces had been written especially for the occasion and the arbitrary collection of works by Durey, Auric, Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc and Tailleferre reinforced the myth surrounding a group of young composers who were brought together by a chance concert and made popular thanks to the pen of critic Henri Collet, immediately followed by that of Jean Cocteau.
The six young musicians were united by a spirit of camaraderie and little else. However, the interest of this recording goes beyond simple historical curiosity, as the German pianist’s tireless inquisitiveness prompted her to complement this short album with a series of pieces by the six rather rare composers, who were representative of a generation that wanted to steer the Parisian music scene in new directions, circumnavigating the tutelary figures of Debussy and Ravel. The search for simplicity, which was perhaps the only thing in common among the Six, was hailed for its freshness, not to mention a certain naivety that instilled a sense of frivolity. The music acts almost like a mirror to a carefree France.
It should be noted that Corinna Simon also produced a very beautiful complete set of Witold Lutoslawski's piano work, which is well worth discovering. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:31
- Main artists: Corinna Simon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical - Sony Music
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
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