Dear Mademoiselle - A Tribute to Nadia Boulanger Astrig Siranossian, Nathanaël Gouin, Daniel Barenboim

• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992):
• 1 Le grand tango 10:46
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Suite italienne:
• 2 Suite italienne: I. Introduzione 02:11
• 3 Suite italienne: II. Serenata 03:08
• 4 Suite italienne: III. Aria 05:15
• 5 Suite italienne: IV. Tarantella 02:04
• 6 Suite italienne: V. Minuetto & Finale 04:18
• Nadia Boulanger (1887 - 1979): 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano:
• 7 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano: Piece for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E-Flat Minor 03:13
• 8 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano: Piece for Cello and Piano No. 2 in A Minor 02:03
• 9 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano: Piece for Cello and Piano No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor 03:03
• Elliott Carter (1908 - 2012): Sonata for Cello and Piano:
• 10 Sonata for Cello and Piano: I. Moderato 05:12
• 11 Sonata for Cello and Piano: II. Vivace, Molto lggiero 05:01
• 12 Sonata for Cello and Piano: III. Adagio 06:01
• 13 Sonata for Cello and Piano: IV. Allegro 06:03
• Philip Glass (b. 1937):
• 14 Tissue No. 7 03:56
• Michel Legrand (1932 - 2019): Medley for Cello and Piano:
• 15 Medley for Cello and Piano: Peau d'âne / Les Moulins de mon cœur / Les parapluies de Cherbourg 06:35
• Quincy Jones (b. 1933):
• 16 Soul Bossa Nova 03:18
• Total Runtime 01:12:07

Info for Dear Mademoiselle - A Tribute to Nadia Boulanger

An emblematic figure of her time, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) taught and inspired several generations of musicians, from Igor Stravinsky to Quincy Jones. Her musical and pedagogical philosophy, demanding yet highly stimulating, influenced the entire twentieth century. Astrig Siranossian, a rising star of the cello who now joins Alpha for several recordings, is fascinated by this musical personality whom everyone respectfully called ‘Mademoiselle’. She met some of her most illustrious students, including the late Michel Legrand, and Daniel Barenboim who has agreed to accompany her in a piece on the album. With the pianist Nathanaël Gouin, she has devised a very eclectic programme, including the three pieces for cello and piano written by Nadia Boulanger in 1915, three years before the death of her sister Lili. A wide-ranging album, featuring Igor Stravinsky’s Suite italienne, Elliott Carter’s Cello Sonata, Astor Piazzolla’s Le Grand Tango, Tissue No. 7 by Philip Glass, Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones, and music by Michel Legrand and others. Merci, Dear Mademoiselle!

Astrig Siranossian, cello
Nathanaël Gouin, piano
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Astrig Siranossian
Winner of the First Prize and several times winner of the Special Prize of the Krzysztof Penderecki International Cello Competition, Astrig Siranossian performs as soloist with famous orchestras. A regular guest of Daniel Barenboim’s, her musical partners are no less than Martha Argerich, Simon Rattle, Yo-Yo Ma, Zubin Mehta, Emmanuel Pahud, Daniel Ottensamer… The most well-known venues have already hosted the young musician: Paris Philharmonic, Musikverein in Vienna, KKL Luzern, Basel Casino, Dijon Opera, Flagey in Brussels, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Kennedy Center Washington….

Her Last recording « Dear Mademoiselle » a tribute to Nadia Boulanger, recorded with the pianist Nathanaël Gouin and Daniel Barenboim received the honor of the press and international medias.

Her previous recording got many prizes including the « Shcalplattenprize », the Musica Prize, Télérama ffff.. She is regularly invited by international TV channels and radios.

Since 2016, Astrig Siranossian is leading the festival « Les Musicades » taking place in Romans sur Isère, her hometown in France. In 2020 she created the charity project « Spidak-Sevane » to bring education and material to children in Armenia.

Astrig Siranossian started music at the age of three. Five years later she was admitted to the CNR in Lyon, furthered her studies at the Lyon CNSM in Lyon, obtaining her diploma of higher studies with distinction. She completed her training in Switzerland at the Basel Conservatory in Ivan Monighetti’s class, passing her Concert Masters and Soloist Masters Degree with flying honors.

Astrig plays a 1676 Ruggieri cello, generously loaned by the Boubo Music Foundation in Binningen.

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