Âmes soeurs by Lorraine Campet & Nathanaël Gouin

A solo double bass at the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris and a “Révélation 2025” at the Victoires de la musique, Lorraine Campet is one of the foremost figures of her instrument.
Performing in a chamber setting alongside pianist Nathanaël Gouin, she presents a debut album devoted to German Romanticism. With the deep, warm timbre of the double bass, Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata, Schumann’s Fantasiestücke – formidable in their virtuosity – and Beethoven’s Variations on The Magic Flute emerge in a new light. These are complemented by the splendid lieder of Josephine Lang, a little-known composer and friend of the Schumanns, which shine as gems in this intimate and impassioned recording.

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Soliste de l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris, Révélation 2025 des Victoires de la musique, Lorraine Campet est l’une des grandes figures de la contrebasse.
C’est en chambriste qu’elle enregistre aux côtés du pianiste Nathanaël Gouin, son complice de longue date, un premier album placé sous le signe du romantisme germanique. Sous le timbre profond et chaud de la contrebasse, l’Arpeggione de Schubert et les Fantasiestücke de Schumann, redoutables de virtuosité, ainsi que les Variations sur La Flûte enchantée de Beethoven, se révèlent sous un jour nouveau. Y répondent les splendides lieder de Josephine Lang, compositrice méconnue, amie des Schumann – petits bijoux de cet enregistrement intime et passionné.

Tracklist

1.	Lang Josephine: Liederbuch, Vol. 2, No. 5, Wie glänzt so hell dein Auge (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	2:54
2.	Beethoven Ludwig van: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46, Theme. Andante (Trans. For Double Bass and Piano by Solange Boukhobza)	0:55
3.	Beethoven Ludwig van: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46, Var. 1 (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	0:39
4.	Beethoven Ludwig van: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46, Var. 2 (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	0:47
5.	Beethoven Ludwig van: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46, Var. 3 (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	1:10
6.	Beethoven Ludwig van: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46, Var. 4 (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	1:19
7.	Beethoven Ludwig van: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46, Var. 5 (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	0:39
8.	Beethoven Ludwig van: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46, Var. 6 (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	2:25
9.	Beethoven Ludwig van: 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, WoO 46, Var. 7, Allegro ma non troppo (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	1:56
10.	Lang Josephine: 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op. 14, No. 6, Auf dem See in tausend Sterne (Allegretto) (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	2:36
11.	Schubert Franz: Arpeggione Sonata, D.821, I. Allegro moderato (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	12:15
12.	Schubert Franz: Arpeggione Sonata, D.821, II. Adagio (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	4:20
13.	Schubert Franz: Arpeggione Sonata, D.821, III. Allegretto (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	9:03
14.	Lang Josephine: 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op. 14, No. 1, O sehntest du dich so nach mir (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	3:03
15.	Lang Josephine: 6 Lieder, Op. 10, Mignons Klage (Allegro moderato) (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	1:42
16.	Schumann Robert: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73, I. Zart und mit Ausdruck (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Thomas Martin)	3:07
17.	Schumann Robert: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73, II. Lebhaft, leicht (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Thomas Martin)	3:32
18.	Schumann Robert: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73, III. Rasch und mit Feuer (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Thomas Martin)	4:09
19.	Lang Josephine: Liederbuch, Vol. 2, No. 16, Herbst-gefühl (Arr. for Double Bass and Piano by Lorraine Campet)	3:16

Credits

released May 16, 2025

Lorraine Campet, contrebasse
Nathanaël Gouin, piano

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