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Regarded by international critics and audiences as an artist of extraordinary musicianship and rare sensibility and tracing his musical roots to Alfred Cortot, Artur Schnabel and Alexander Siloti, Gerardo Teissonnière brings to the concert stage an exciting amalgam of the diverse and important pianistic traditions he represents. Transcendental, dramatic, melodic and stylistic elements are present in each of Beethoven's final three transcendental piano sonatas, and Teissonnière delivers them and more, revealing lyrical, personal interpretations while maintaining faithfulness to the original sources and scores. -
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"The keyboard sonatas of the Spanish composer Padre Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler y Ramos (1729-1783), written originally for the harpsichord and fortepiano, offer extraordinary opportunities for personal and musical expression on today’s concert grand. In any compilation, these works transcend the brilliance of their varied technical and textural elements, presenting a vivid musical landscape rich in harmonic invention and melodic and rhythmic vitality—often more daring and forward-looking than the sonatas of his mentor, Domenico Scarlatti. This distinctive quality arises from Soler’s intrinsically Spanish idiom and cultural upbringing, inspired by the instruments, melodies, and rhythms unique to his native surroundings and shaped by his singular place in musical history. In recording this album of music originally written for earlier keyboard instruments, I sought to remain attentive to the idiomatic language and performance practices associated with the instruments of Soler’s time, while also embracing the rich tonal palette and expressive possibilities of the 21st-century Steinway & Sons piano. Through this approach, I strived to illuminate the artistic depth and expressive power I have found in this extraordinary and seldom performed music." - Gerardo Teissonnière -
Cadenzas to the Mozart Concerto in C Major, KV.467
Gerardo Teissonnière
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Bach: Recitativo and Aria
from Cantata 208, BWV.208 (“Sheep May Safely Graze”)
Arranged for Solo Piano by Gerardo Teissonnière
"Sheep may safely graze" (German: Schafe können sicher weiden) is a soprano aria by Johann Sebastian Bach to words by Salomon Franck. The piece was written in 1713 and is part of the cantata Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 (Only the lively hunt pleases me), also known as the Hunting Cantata. Like the Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", "Sheep may safely graze" is frequently played at weddings. However, the cantata BWV 208 was originally written for a birthday celebration of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. Bach was based at the nearby court of Weimar, and musicians from both courts appear to have joined in the first performance in Weißenfels. Source: Wikipedia
