Il mio soffio Pierre Cussac

• Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): La traviata (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion):
• 1Prelude03:57
• 2Seguito del finale II05:55
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1746): Les Indes galantes:
• 3Les sauvages (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion)01:57
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Die Zauberflöte, K. 620:
• 4Marsch der Priester (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion)02:00
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687): Le bourgeois gentilhomme:
• 5Marche pour la ceremonie turque (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion)02:32
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Eugene Onegin, Op. 24:
• 6Introduction (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion)02:10
• Richard Wagner (1813-1883): Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90:
• 7Prelude (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion)04:40
• Georges Bizet (1838-1875): Carmen, WD 31 (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion):
• 8II. Aragonaise02:13
• 9V. Les dragons d'Alcala02:04
• Kurt Weill (1900-1950): Die Dreigroschenoper:
• 10Prelude. Overture02:11
• 11Die Moritat von Mackie Messer02:26
• 12Morgenchoral des Peachum. Wach' auf, du verrotteter Christ!00:46
• 13Liebeslied. Siehst du den Mond über Soho?02:07
• 14Salomon-Song. Ihr saht den weisen Salomo02:16
• Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992): María de Buenos Aires:
• 15Romanza del Duende (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion)02:19
• Franz Lehár (1870-1948): Die lustige Witwe:
• 16Waltz (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion)05:34
• George Gershwin (1898-1937):
• 17Porgy & Bess (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion): Summertime02:28
• 18Porgy & Bess (Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion): Bess, You Is My Woman Now02:19
• 19Someone to Watch over Me (From "Oh, Kay!") [Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion]01:51
• 20I Got Rhythm (From "Girl Crazy") [Arr. P. Cussac for Accordion]03:07
• Total Runtime54:52

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Pierre Cussac writes about his new release on Maguelone: “To consider a project around opera demanded, for the accordionist that I am, a true appropriation of the operatic repertoire. And to go from Mozart to Wagner, by way of Verdi, Weill or Gershwin: what a variety of languages! What a multitude of works! Voluntarily eclectic, this program wishes itself to be a front door to this often little-known world. My work as an arranger has therefore been protean, intertwining writing, improvisation and a search for tone color. What mattered to me was to keep this repertoire alive, under a very particular light, treating its original musical and dramaturgical essence with respect and rigor. A true challenge, this adventure has convinced me once more of the incredible adaptability of the “squeeze box,” capable not only of echoing the depth and the power of the symphonic orchestra, but also of telling the most intimate and delicate stories. I therefore invite you to discover, or rediscover, these masterpieces with as much happiness as I have. Happy listening!”

Pierre Cussac, accordion, bandoneon

Pierre Cussac
accordionist and bandoneonist, performs in a wide range of musical styles including numerous classical works which he has transcribed and arranged and a series of newly composed contemporary pieces. He is also active in developing traditional music and improvisation.

Pierre has been invited as guest soloist to play with different orchestras including the Philharmonique de Strasbourg (the Aconcagua concerto) and the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France. His 2016 programme features performances with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in a variety of international venues, in particular the Salle Pleyel, the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Opera de Paris (France), the Tokyo Forum International (Japan), the French Institute in Beirut (Lebanon), the Samos Festival (Greece), the Ljubljana Philharmonia (Slovenia), the Plovdiv Opera (Bulgaria), the Teatro Comunale di Bolzano (Italy), and the Novel Hall in Taipei (Taïwan).

Pierre is involved in a number of music ensembles, and his current project partners are the Quatuor Voce, the violinist Fiona Monbet, the baryton Jean-Marc Salzmann and the tango group Escotilla. He is also active in the live arts scene, collaborating regularly with the theatre companies Compagnie Opéra3 and Arcal, as well as ground-breaking musical projects produced by La Symphonie de Poche, Warning, ONCEIM, Le Balcon, 2e2m or TM+.

Pierre graduated from the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) with a Masters in Accordion and a specialism Prix in Improvisation. He has a Licence de musicologie (bachelor’s degree) from the Université Paris IV Sorbonne. Winner of the Concours général des lycées and laureate of the Fondation CZIFFRA, he was awarded the 2014 Mécénat Musical Société Générale scholarship.

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