A new video! Philippe Hersant, Caprice VI for 2 Cellos, composed in 2005, which I recently recorded with the fabulous cellist Julia Bruskin. Here's a take from our sessions for my upcoming album.

A new video! Philippe Hersant, Caprice X for 2 Cellos, composed in 2005, which I recently recorded with the fabulous cellist Julia Bruskin. Here's a take from our sessions for my upcoming album.

A new video from sessions of our recording of Chopin "Cello" Etude Op. 25, No. 7 arranged by Franchomme. Louise Dubin, cello; Spencer Myer, piano:

Below is a live performance from Salle Gaveau, Paris, VioloncellenSeine, "La Nuit du Violoncelle," the gala concert of VioloncellenSeine 2016, the biannual convention of the French Cello Society,  December 2, 2016.  Louise Dubin, Raphaël Pidoux, Gauthier Broutin, Philippe Muller, cellists.  We perform Chopin’s Prelude Op. 28/9, Ballade No. 2, Op. 38 (Andantino), and Marche Funèbre (from Chopin’s Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35) arranged by Auguste Franchomme for 4 cellos. He didn’t publish these arrangements and in some cases didn’t complete them, so I did, using his manuscripts dated from the 3rd quarter of the 1800s. Franchomme particularly loved the March Funèbre and composed several arrangements, including an orchestral one for Chopin’s entire piano sonata Op. 35 (lost, sadly)! The first ever recordings of all three of these quartet arrangements are on our Franchomme Project album.

Here is a link to download the above video as a file, with higher audio resolution.  (File size is 3GB)

Franchomme Caprice #9 with Julia Bruskin, Cello 2. Franchomme Album Release Concert, NYC, Sept. 2015:

Franchomme Nocturne Op. 15, No. 1 with Philippe Muller, cello 2. Salle Fauré, Paris, VioloncellenSeine Festival, Dec. 2016:

From the Bach Suites concert with Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir and Alberto Parrini May 2018 at John Street Church, New York, NY May 15, 2018:

May 15, 2018, John Street Methodist Church, New York City, NY From concert of Bach cello suites 1,3 and 6 with Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir and Alberto Parrini. www.louise-dubin.com

  Franchomme Nocturne, Op. 14, No. 1 for two cellos, Louise Dubin and Julia Bruskin, at recording session for the Franchomme Project album on Delos:

 Franchomme Caprice No. 9 for two cellos, Louise Dubin and Julia Bruskin, at recording session for the Franchomme Project album on Delos:

  

Tchaikovsky Sextet Movement III,  Allegretto Moderato. From performance at the Savannah Music Festival on Daniel Hope’s Chamber Music Series. Violin 1 Daniel Hope, Violin 2 Benny Kim, Viola 1 Phillip Dukes, Viola 2 Carla Maria Rodrigues, Cello 1 Eric Kim, Cello 2 Louise Dubin

Gareth Farr’s “The Wedding” dance music composed for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, cello solo played by Louise Dubin (start through 3:20). From the premiere performance, Auckland Philharmonia, Marc Taddei conductor, Aotea Centre, Auckland, March 1, 2006.

From live performance of J. S. Bach’s Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, March 2019, St. Paul’s Chapel at Trinity Church, New York, NY (posted on Hearthis.at):

Hindemith Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 25, No. 3, Movement 1, "Lebhaft, sehr markiert":

 Hindemith Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 25, No. 3, Movement 4, "Lebhafte Viertel":

 Preludio-Fantasia movement from Cassado's Suite for Cello:

The Franchomme Project album was released on the Delos label in the US and Canada on September 11th, 2015, and became available to the rest of the world through Naxos distributors in November.  The Franchomme Project CD features out-of-print compositions by Franchomme and Chopin, most appearing here in their world premiere recordings.  Its booklet has extensive liner notes written by Louise Dubin, based on her research in France and full of previously unpublished information and photos.  The liner notes are translated into French by a direct descendant of Franchomme.

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Franchomme Project CD orders placed through this website's shop include a bonus 24-bit cello duo track!

Here are 30-second samples of five of the Franchomme Project tracks:

 

Chopin-Franchomme Mazurka Op. 33, No. 3. Louise Dubin cellist, Reiko Uchida pianist, in concert at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center, New York, NY 11/26/11. Originally composed by Fryderyk Chopin, arranged by Auguste Franchomme for cello and piano.

RADIO INTERVIEWS OF LOUISE DUBIN

Julie Amacher's segment features The Franchomme Project on New Classical Tracks, broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio and syndicated by American Public Media. Album giveaways through November 24th!

Houston Public Radio:  Dacia Clay's Classical Classroom features an in-depth interview re. The Franchomme Project: posted Dec 8th! http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2015/12/07/130145/classical-classroom-ep-111-the-franchomme-episode-with-louise-dubin/

WKCR-FM NY featured an hour long show of music interspersed with its interview of Louise Dubin, you can go to this site's News + Reviews page to hear it.