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ArOund the wOrldthe 2014 recording included the following:

Bartók Romanian Folk Dancesravi Shankar L’Aube enchantéeChriStian rivet Clap, for flute & guitarhandel Sonata, Op. 1/2, HWV 360MauriCe Ohana TientoelliOtt Carter Scrivo in ventoFranCeSCO MOlinO Duo, Op. 16/3tOShiO hOSOkawa itsuki no komori uta (Two Japanese folk songs, No. 2)PiazzOlla Histoire du Tango

emmAnuel PAhud & christiAn rivet

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2015-2016 RECITALS

A dazzlingly diverse recital travels across four continents and three hundred years with the virtuosity and imaginative flair that are hallmarks of Emmanuel Pahud’s playing. His travelling companion is the guitarist and composer Christian Rivet, presenting both arrangements and original works that tap into ancient cultures of expression through sound and music in order to, as Pahud remarks, ‘liberate ourselves from the everyday.’

“A musical journey linking Asia, Europe and both Americas, Around the World finds flautist Emmanuel Pahud and guitarist Christian Rivet seeking rapprochement between the old world of Handel and Francesco Molino and the new world of Elliott Carter and Astor Piazzolla, bridged by the emigrant Béla Bartók. The latter’s six-part “Romanian Folk Dances” displays the duo’s virtues, Rivet’s nimble accompaniment providing momentum while Pahud leads with an airy grace. The greatest contrast is between the dynamic shifts of Carter’s “Scrivo in vento” and the calm of Molino’s “Duo Op 16 No 3”; but the most satisfying pieces are from Asia, such as the flute and guitar interplay in Toshio Hosakawa’s “itsuku no komori uta”.” The IndependenT