Émile Jaques-Dalcroze - Complete Lieder (Clémence Tilquin; Adalberto Maria Riva)

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Composer: Émile Jaques-Dalcroze

• Sechs Lieder, Op. 14
• Sechs Lieder, Op. 15
• Zehn Lieder
• Zwei Gesänge

Clémence Tilquin, soprano

Adalberto Maria Riva, piano

Date: 2023

Label: Toccata

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Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (6 July 1865 – 1 July 1950) was a Swiss composer and influential music educator. Studied under Bruckner, Fuchs and Delibes, he composed string quartets, violin concerti, piano works, and adapted songs for educational use. As a professor at the Geneva Conservatory, he reformed music teaching by integrating eurythmics, a method that uses bodily movement to teach musical rhythm. He applied eurythmics to children in 1905 and promoted it across Europe. He founded the first eurythmics school in Germany in 1910 and a central school in Geneva in 1914, leading it until his death.

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Clémence Tilquin is a Swiss soprano who began her career as a cellist. She studied singing with Danielle Borst, and was awarded a Soloists Masters degree and the Prix Ville de Genève. Her operatic debut included roles at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie and Geneva's Grand Théâtre, followed by performances across major festivals and opera houses in roles like Poppea (L'incoronazione di Poppea / Monteverdi), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi / Puccini), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan Tutte / Mozart) and Alcina (Orlando furioso / Vivaldi). A frequent concert soloist, she has sung works by Mendelssohn, Rossini, Dvořák and Schoenberg.

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Adalberto Maria Riva is an Italian pianist. He studied at the Milan Conservatoire and earned his Virtuosité in 2001 under Dag Achatz in Lausanne. He has won numerous national and international awards, including a special mention at the 2008 IBLA Grand Prize. Riva has performed extensively across Europe and North America, showcasing a wide repertoire from Bach to contemporary music. Passionate about rediscovering forgotten composers, he has recorded works by Adolfo Fumagalli, Aloys Fornerod and Jaques-Dalcroze, among others. He also teaches and promotes classical music through cultural associations.

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