George Onslow - Cello Sonatas (Emmanuel Jacques; Maude Gratton)

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Composer: George Onslow

• (01) Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 16 No. 2
• (05) Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 16 No. 1
• (08) Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 16 No. 3

Emmanuel Jacques, cello
Maude Gratton, pianoforte

Date: 2014
Label: Mirare
http://www.mirare.fr/album/onslow-sonates-pour-violoncelle-et-piano-opus-16

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George Onslow (27 July 1784 – 3 October 1853) was a French composer of English descent. His wealth, position and personal tastes allowed him to pursue a path unfamiliar to most of his French contemporaries, and more similar to that of his contemporary German romantic composers. Onslow was a prolific composer of chamber music (including 36 string quartets, 34 string quintets and 10 piano trios). He also wrote four symphonies, four operas and other works for piano and strings. Esteemed by many of the critics of his time, his reputation declined swiftly after his death and has only been revived in recent years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Onslow_(composer)

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Born in 1974, first prize for baroque cello at the CNSM in Paris in the class of Christophe Coin, Emmanuel Jacques is Principal cello of the Les Talens Lyriques (Christophe Rousset) and the Insula Orchestra (Laurence Equilbey). He is also regularly invited to play with such ensembles as Café Zimmermann (Pablo Valetti / Céline Frisch) and Le Concert des Nations (Jordi Savall). His repertoire extends from 17th century compositions to those of the romantic repertoire played on gut strings. He is also a founding member of the Ruggieri Quartet. Emmanuel Jacques plays a cello by Jacques Boquay made in 1726.
https://www.mirare.fr/artiste/emmanuel-jacques

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Maude Gratton (born 1983) is a French classical musician. Born in Niort, Gratton studied the harpsichord and the organ at the Conservatoire de Poitiers and the Conservatoire de Paris. Her first solo recording project, which devoted to the works of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, won a Golden Diapason in 2009. Since then she has recorded about ten albums as soloist or through different ensembles of Baroque and chamber music. Gratton is a member of the Collegium Vocale Gent under the direction Philippe Herreweghe. She is also founder of the band Il Convito and the Académie de musique de Saint-Loup.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_Gratton

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