Virgil Boutellis-Taft
AP382 - 1CD - 79' - Sep 19, 2025
With “Constellation”, Virgil Boutellis-Taft reminds us that music provides one of the best ways to travel the world. In this programme, nourished by many influences, he presents some of the milestones of the violin repertoire (Chausson’s Poème, the Janáček Violin Sonata, Danse macabre by Saint-Saëns, arranged here for two violins…) together with several miniatures, reflecting a career marked by international concerts and a deep admiration for Yehudi Menuhin. The composer Tara Kamangar features alongside Philippe Hersant, André Hossein and Ernest Bloch, all of whom chart the course and show the sources of inspiration of this well-travelled violinist.
With “Constellation”, Virgil Boutellis-Taft reminds us that music provides one of the best ways to travel the world. In this programme, nourished by many influences, he presents some of the milestones of the violin repertoire (Chausson’s Poème, the Janáček Violin Sonata, Danse macabre by Saint-Saëns, arranged here for two violins…) together with several miniatures, reflecting a career marked by international concerts and a deep admiration for Yehudi Menuhin. The composer Tara Kamangar features alongside Philippe Hersant, André Hossein and Ernest Bloch, all of whom chart the course and show the sources of inspiration of this well-travelled violinist.
1. ERNEST CHAUSSON Poème op. 25
2. ERNEST BLOCH Nigun (Baal Shem, B. 47)
3. PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Sérénade mélancolique op. 26
4. TOMASO ANTONIO VITALI Chaconne in G minor
5. SHIGERU UMEBAYASHI Yumeji’s Theme (In The Mood for Love)
LEOŠ JANÁČEK
Violin Sonata in A-flat minor JW VII/7
6. I. Con moto
7. II. Ballada
8. III. Allegretto
9. IV. Adagio
10. TARA KAMANGAR Once There Was and Once There Wasn’t
11. PHILIPPE HERSANT Chant du sud no. 5
12. CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre op. 40 arr. Virgil Boutellis-Taft & Irène Duval
13. ANDRÉ-AMINOLLAH HOSSEIN Caravan arr. Tara Kamangar
