Tenderness and Tragedy

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Paul Marleyn CELLO
Stéphane Lemelin PIANO

Tendresse et tragédie” brings together cellist Paul Marleyn and pianist Stéphane Lemelin in a program dedicated to three figures of French music from the Belle Époque: Rita Strohl, Fernand de la Tombelle, and Gabriel Fauré. Through these works for cello and piano, the two performers highlight a repertoire of great expressive richness, blending lyricism, dramatic intensity, and refinement, while breathing new life into little-known pieces, including the world premiere recording of Fernand de la Tombelle’s *Variations en forme de chaconne.

Tracks

RITA STROHL (1865-1941)
Great Dramatic Sonata for Cello and Piano “Titus et Bérénice”

1. I. Allegro moderato. Molto movimento (Titus’s Uncertainty)
2. II. Vivace (Berenice’s Apartments)
3. III. Lento, tristamente (Berenice Knows All)
4. IV. Allegro molto movimento (The Dreadful Moment Approaches)

FERNAND DE LA TOMBELLE (1854-1928))

5. Andante espressivo for Cello and Piano
6. Variations in the form of a chaconne
World Premiere Recording

GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924)
Cello and Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117

7. I. Allegro
8. II. Andante
9. III. Allegro vivo

Paul Marleyn plays a Giovanni Grancino cello, 1770 Milan.