York Höller/Claude Debussy/Rebecca Clarke: Pas De Deux

An encounter between two outstanding musicians who explore the boundaries between tradition and modernity in their joint debut. Cellist Valerie Fritz, ECHO Rising Star 2025/26, and the critically acclaimed pianist Nina Gurol, known for her passionate dedication to contemporary music, present a multi-layered program that brings together masterpieces from the 20th and 21st centuries. The composer York Holler (*1944), whose works characterise the musical dramaturgy of this recording, takes centre stage. With Signe ascendant (2024), Holler pays tribute to the 100th birthday of Pierre Boulez. The virtuoso piano piece, written for and premiered by Nina Gurol, develops from a compositional nucleus that translates Boulez's name into sounds - a work of crystalline clarity and energetic density. The Mouvements (2010) for cello and piano, on the other hand, unfold an imaginary, abstract ballet: four movements full of rhythmic intricacies, dance-like gestures and expressive timbres. Holler's Piano Sonata No. 3 (2010/11) combines virtuoso brilliance with structural sophistication and demonstrates Nina Gurol's pianistic resilience.

1: Signe Ascendant
2: Prologue
3: Sérénade
4: Finale
5: Entrée
6: Pas De Deux
7: Interlude
8: Finale
9: Piano Sonata No. 3
10: I. Impetuoso
11: II. Vivace
12: III. Adagio - Allegro

Composer: Rebecca Clarke, Claude Debussy, York Höller

Number of Discs: 1

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