GEORGES DELERUE
String Quartets no 1 and no 2
Four pieces for clarinet and piano
Prelude & dance for oboe and piano

Claudel-Canimex Quartet: Élaine Marcil , violin / Marie-Josée Arpin, violin / Annie Parent, viola / Jeanne de Chantal Marcil, cello

Simon Aldrich, clarinet / Lise Beauchamp, oboe / Sara Laimon, piano

20-page bilingual booklet

Nearly all the content of this disc is a world premiere recording. Before going to the studio, the Claudel-Canimex Quartet played Delerue"s two string quartets in concert. With all the intensity and the precision that made their reputation, the four musicians women render wonderfully the tension and the surges of passion of these demanding works. Played by renowned soloists, the pieces for clarinet and oboe with piano accompaniment make a good introduction to Delerue's classical style. This release will please to every film music fan already familiar with the composer's production, as well as to every fan of contemporary music.

Four pieces for clarinet and piano ( 8:53)

1. Valse mélancolique 1:25
2. Romance 1:40
3. Aria 1:39
4 . Elegia 4:09

5. Prelude and dance for oboe and piano 7:12

String Quartet no. 1 (25:48)

6. Allegro 7:20
7. Vif et léger 5:08
8. Adagio 7:50
9. Allegro vivace 5:31

String Quartet no. 2 (19:23)

10. Lento-allegro 7:05
11. Lento 5:09
12. Allegro con moto 7:09