Album guide
Ménage À Trois
Enrico Pieranunzi, André Ceccarelli, Diego Imbert
- Released
- 2016
- Label
- Bonsaï Music
- Forces
- Piano, Trio
- Personnel
- Enrico Pieranunzi piano, André Ceccarelli drums, Diego Imbert double bass
The title refers to the trio itself, but the album also stages a meeting among French, German and Hungarian composers.
Pieranunzi’s renamed pieces behave like affectionate letters, especially the paired “Mein lieber Schumann” tracks and the deliberately democratic “Liebestraum pour tous”.
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Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- Mr. GollywoggDebussy: Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk
- 1ère GymnopédieSatie: Trois Gymnopédies: No. 1
- Sicilyan DreamBach: Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano
- Medley: La Plus Lente Que Lente / La Moins Que LenteDebussy: La plus que lente, L. 121
- Hommage À Edith PiafPoulenc: Improvisation No. 15 in C minor, FP 176, ‘Hommage à Édith Piaf’
- Le CrépusculeMilhaud: Une journée, Op. 269: V. Le crépuscule
- Mein Lieber Schumann ISchumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6: No. 2
- Medley: Romance / Hommage À MilhaudMilhaud: Trois Rag-Caprices, Op. 78: No. 2, Romance
- Mein Lieber Schumann IISchumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: I. Allegro
- Hommage À FauréFauré: Pièces brèves, Op. 84: No. 5, Improvisation
- Liebestraum Pour TousLiszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 2, ‘Seliger Tod’ in E-flat major