Author: Blake Pouliot

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 09-03-2018

Details: One of Canada's fastest rising and most promising young artists, 23-year-old violinist Blake Pouliot was the Grand Prize winner of the 2016 Orchester symphonique de Montréal (OSM) Manulife Competition. Mr. Pouliot has been described by the Toronto Star as “one of those special talents that come along once in a lifetime,” and after his performance of the Korngold Violin Concerto at his OSM debut under conductor Vasily Petrenko in February 2017, he was described by Montréal's La Presse as “Clearly. Absolutely. Undoubtedly virtuoso...”On this first album, violinist Blake Pouliot and pianist Hsin-I Huang perform works by two great French composers of the first half of the 20th century – Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy – who both wrote sonatas for violin and piano. And while both are mature and refined masterworks, they nevertheless give the musicians' an opportunity to show their sensitivity and virtuosity. One of Canada's most promising young artists and a rising star, Blake Pouliot, a 23-year-old violinist, won first prize in the Montreal Symphony Orchestra's (OSM) Manulife Competition in 2016. The Toronto Star described him as "one of those exceptional talents you only see once in a lifetime," and after his performance of Korngold's Violin Concerto on his OSM debut – conducted by Vasily Petrenko in February 2017 – La Presse portrays him as “Obviously. Absolutely. Certainly a virtuoso…”On this first album, violinist Blake Pouliot and pianist Hsin-I Huang offer us works by two major French composers of the first half of the 20th century: Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. Masterpieces of maturity and refinement, the sonatas for violin and piano by these two masters of modern music allow us to appreciate the sensitivity and virtuosity of these marvelous musicians.

UPC: 774204879822

EAN: 0774204879822

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New