Encores Herve Joulain & Tatiana Chernichka

• Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893): Ave Maria in C Major, CG 89 "Meditation on S. Bach's First Piano Prelude" (Arr. for Horn & Piano):
• 1 Gounod: Ave Maria in C Major, CG 89 "Meditation on S. Bach's First Piano Prelude" (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 02:28
• Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962): 3 Old Viennese Dances:
• 2 Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 2, Liebesleid (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 02:52
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): 3 Songs, Op. 7:
• 3 Fauré: 3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 1, Après un rêve (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 02:53
• Yoko Kanno (b. 1964): Our Little Sister (From "Our Little Sister") [Arr. for Horn, Piano & Percussion]:
• 4 Kanno: Our Little Sister (From "Our Little Sister") [Arr. for Horn, Piano & Percussion] 02:28
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125:
• 5 Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 02:27
• Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931): Tågen letter (Arr. N. Bastrup for Horn & Piano):
• 6 Nielsen: Tågen letter (Arr. N. Bastrup for Horn & Piano) 02:08
• Ennio Moriconne (1928 - 2020): Death Theme (From "The Untouchables") [Arr. for Horn & Piano]:
• 7 Moriconne: Death Theme (From "The Untouchables") [Arr. for Horn & Piano] 02:22
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ":
• 8 Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ": I. Adagio (Arr. H. Joulain for Horn & Piano) 03:52
• Michel Colombier (1939 - 2004): Emmanuel (Arr. for Horn & Piano):
• 9 Colombier: Emmanuel (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 01:22
• Reinhold Glière (1875 - 1956): 11 Pieces, Op. 35:
• 10 Glière: 11 Pieces, Op. 35: No. 7, Valse triste (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 02:50
• Michel Jean Legrand (1932 - 2019): What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? (From "The Happy Ending") [Arr. for Horn, Piano & Double Bass]:
• 11 Legrand: What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? (From "The Happy Ending") [Arr. for Horn, Piano & Double Bass] 02:13
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Kinderszenen, Op. 15:
• 12 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 02:16
• John Williams (b. 1932): Luke & Leia Theme (From "Star Wars") [Arr. for Horn & Piano]:
• 13 Williams: Luke & Leia Theme (From "Star Wars") [Arr. for Horn & Piano] 02:24
• Luc Baiwir (b. 1958): Arioso, Op. 16 (Arr. for Horn & Piano):
• 14 Baiwir: Arioso, Op. 16 (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 04:10
• Bill Conti (b. 1942): Mickey (From "Rocky III") [Arr. for Horn, Piano & Percussion]:
• 15 Conti: Mickey (From "Rocky III") [Arr. for Horn, Piano & Percussion] 03:57
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. for Horn & Piano):
• 16 Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 03:21
• Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899): Dolci pianti (Arr. for Horn & Piano):
• 17 II: Dolci pianti (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 02:47
• Stephen Sondheim (1930 - 2021): Not a Day Goes By (From "Merrily We Roll Along") [Arr. for Horn & Piano]:
• 18 Sondheim: Not a Day Goes By (From "Merrily We Roll Along") [Arr. for Horn & Piano] 01:57
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068:
• 19 Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Arr. for Horn & Piano) 03:09
• Wolf Kerschek (b. 1969): It’s Still Our Dream (Arr. for Horn, Piano & Percussion):
• 20 Kerschek: It’s Still Our Dream (Arr. for Horn, Piano & Percussion) 03:39
• John Williams: Princess Leia's Theme (From "Star Wars") [Arr. for Horn & Piano]:
• 21 Williams: Princess Leia's Theme (From "Star Wars") [Arr. for Horn & Piano] 03:12
• Total Runtime 58:47

Info for Encores

First of all, I want to express my pleasure and excitement regarding the conception of this program of pieces that can be performed as encores. The main idea was not so much to select titles from any particular instrumental category, but more to focus on works that have strong expressive power.

During the recording sessions, I felt a strong fervor and intensity as I realized how wonderfully my chosen pieces conveyed their musical substance.

I tried to combine the simplicity and purity of the original music with my own arrangements, which included musical collaborators Tatiana Chernichka at the piano, special guests Florent Jodelet and Emmanuel Curt on percussion, and double bassist Stéphane Logerot.

I hope this hour of music will remain close to your favorite recordings, not only because it features the horn! ... but also a musical offering of sincerity, honesty, and genuine intensity. Wishing you immense listening pleasure, but awaiting you at live concerts!" (Hervé Joulain)

Hervé Joulain, horn
Tatiana Chernichka, piano
Guests:
Stéphane Logerot, double bass
Florent Jodelet, percussion
Emmanuel Curt, percussion

Hervé Joulain
became principal horn of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France at the age of only 20, before taking up the same position with the Orchestre National de France in 1997. He has played under such distinguished conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Metha, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa, Eliahu Inbal, Kurt Mazur, Charles Dutoit, Riccardo Muti and Bernard Haitink. Since the end of 2002, at Lorin Maazel's invitation, he has also been principal horn of the Symphonica Toscanini and a guest with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the Teatro alla Scala di Milano, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Berlin Philharmonic and many others.

As a soloist he has played all the great horn concertos of the music literature with more than 120 different orchestras. In addition, he cultivates his love of chamber music by playing with partners such as Pinchas Zukerman, Boris Berezowski, Boris Belkin, Vadim Repin, Shlomo Mintz, Yuri Bashmet, Natalia Gutmann, Paul Tortelier, Pierre Amoyal and Gidon Kremer in concerts all over the world.

His great interest in contemporary music (well over 20 first performances) has given him the opportunity to work closely with composers such as Nicolas Bacri, Philippe Hersant, Giya Kancheli, Krzysztof Penderecki, Fabio Vacchi, Gérard Grisey, Michael Levinas, Ivan Fedele, Alessandro Solbiati and Tristan Murail. In addition, Hervé Joulain was congratulated by György Ligeti as the best interpreter of his trio. Sebastian Fagerlund dedicated his piece "Transient Light" to him, which will be performed for the first time in Germany at this year's CLASSIX Festival.

From 1994 to 1998 Hervé Joulain was professor of horn at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and has given master classes in France, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Canada, Brazil, Ireland, Spain, England, Finland, Italy, Luxembourg and Holland.

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