Deux-Elles is an independent classical record label based in the UK.
Deux-Elles aims to produce recordings of distinction by bringing together its technical expertise with musical talent. Our catalogue, which features many premiere recordings, can both challenge the listener and also reward them with the beauty of the music. The Early Music collection includes a wide variety of works - choral, vocal and instrumental and presents some of the top musicians in the UK
who are equally outstanding in musical technique, performance and academic scholarship. Our catalogue of late 19th and early 20th Century, contemporary and new music is constantly growing and contains a wealth of fine recordings. Composers have presented their audiences with many challenging as well as beautiful works and we have developed links with some of the most respected musicians working in this field so as to develop our catalogue substantially.
If you haven't already heard Emily White's new album 'Made Human', this video will surely send you on a quest to stream it this weekend.
If you prefer to listen on CD, the album is available in hard copy too, and comes with some beautiful liner notes.
Thanks to Conn for highlighting Emily's work ✨
More high praise for our audio team from Early Music America, in Anne E. Johnson's review of Trio Ilona's Schumann album.
We're proud to bring our listeners recordings that feature a sparkling “audiophile” quality that preserves the sense of scale, space and texture of the performance.
Find this album and more wherever you listen, and view our full catalogue at www.deux-elles.co.uk.
Emily White's new album 'Made Human' takes its name from Mozart's Et incarnatus est... et homo factus est, the literal translation of which is “He was made human”.
Emily writes that 'it was written by Mozart for his wife Constanza to sing. It is beautiful and full of joy. I found fascinating the detail of their lives – that he chose to work in the central room of their apartment where she was singing as she washed up and looked after the children, rather than alone in his own room. It›s technical and virtuosic but it's also in my mind full of love. There is something surprising (outrageous?) in taking such a renowned soprano aria to play on the trombone, but it shows the glittering sunshine of the instrument.'
Listen to 'Made Human' on all major platforms, or contact us to order your CD copy.
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesMass in C Minor, K.427/417a: X. Et incarnatus est (Arr. for Trombone and Piano by Emily White) · Emily White · ...
A new review from of Trio Ilona’s Schumann album from Early Music America.
Anne E. Johnson writes ‘By now, we’re used to the astonishing insights gleaned by 19th-century classics performed in a historically informed style. Trio Ilona’s debut, in chamber music of Robert Schumann, adds yet more understanding. Their playing is at turns joyous, sparkling, and beautifully balanced.’
Hear the album on all major platforms, or contact us to order your CD copy.
By now, we're used to the astonishing insights gleaned by 19th-century classics performed in a historically informed style. Trio Ilona's debut, in chamber music of Robert Schumann, adds yet more understanding. Their playing is at turns joyous, sparkling, and beautifully balanced.
Renowned tenor James Gilchrist calls trombonist Emily White’s new album ‘a real delight’.
‘Made Human’ is out this Friday, July 26th.
Emily White chats to pianist Sam Haywood about the experience of playing with the trombone, and about their new album 'Made Human', which will be released this Friday, July 26th.
The first song on Emily White's new album 'Made Human' is 'The Last Letter', a setting by Csanyi-Wills of a devastating letter written by his grandmother Irene Csanyi to her children, written in 1944 in Budapest during the N**i occupation. It opens 'My beloved children, I’m saying farewell. The pain of being so far from you is unbearable, but know that I’m with you in spirit. Love each other and don’t forget me. '
Emily says "the first song’s meaning is very hard to bear, and took time to prepare for recording... there’s something about its quality of devastating simplicity - not wallowing in tragedy. It tells us there’s something coming, she knows it— foreboding and yet also somehow accepting; walking open-eyed into what we know is coming, and all that’s left behind is love."
'Made Human' will be out on July 26th.
Emily White's incredible new recording 'Made Human' is striking for its humanity and emotional depth.
Katy Jones, principal trombone of The Hallé, says "With the honesty and sincerity of Emily's playing, these songs have no need for the actual voice. Her playing has fun, frivolity and romantic love for us in the Stanford, yet pure devastation in Csanyi-Wills' setting of The Last Letter. Throughout this incredible CD, Emily’s sense of playfulness, alongside her deep sensitivity for life and the people close to her comes across so strongly you really feel you are there with her for every line. Emily doesn’t invite you to listen, she wants you to join her, and you will hang on her every ‘word’."
Two singles from the album are available now to stream on all platforms, and the album will be released on July 26th.
Enjoy this video from Stephen Goss - Composer, performed by Max Baillie and Francisco Correa. 'Paganini Variations' is one of the works featured on our upcoming triple CD of Steve's compositions, for general release this October.
Trombonist and composer John Kenny responds to Emily White's new album 'Made Human'. One of Kenny's favourite tracks from the recording, 'Spring in an unreal world' is the second single to be released ahead of the album's launch later this month, and will be out tomorrow, July 12th.
'Made Human really does speak to me - you not only make the trombone sing, you project both the emotional content and poetic structure of these songs; the words are missing, and yet still understood.
My own two favourite pieces, 'The last letter' by Michael Csany-Wills and 'Spring in an unreal world' by Torbjorn Hultmark, the music and and your interpretation of it are truly "songs without words'' - in the sense that the depth and meaning of those words are present and understood, and yet not spoken. The poignant fact that both of the writers were certain of impending death, writing to and for the people they most loved in this world, is rendered with an aching beauty.'
The second single from trombonist Emily White's new album 'Made Human' will be released this Friday, July 12th. Pianist Sam Haywood joins Emily for this exquisite album of song, due for release on July 26th.
'Spring in an Unreal World' by Swedish composer Torbjörn Hultmark is a setting of a poem by Emily's husband, poet Brian Nisbet, written for the couple as a wedding present.
Spring in an Unreal World
Brian Nisbet (1956- 2015)
She comes to me in the morning,
Like a verdant surprise of birdsong
Vibrant as frost,
Scattering vanilla and chamomile.
Singing spontaneous rhapsodies
A celebration of living things
A euphony
An energy
In this unreal world
She comes to me in the evening
Like the serenity of mountains
Calm as a caress
Lingering over a quality malt
Exploring an uncertain intimacy
Of things half said, and things unsayable
In the silence
In the stillness
Of this unreal world
More critical acclaim for Francisco Correa’s ‘Winterbourne’ from Guitare Classique Magazine.
‘Francisco Correa is undoubtedly one of the most talented and creative guitarists of our time, always inclined to discovery and novelty.’
Listen to ‘Winterbourne’ on all major platforms, or order your CD copy from us via the website.
Trombonist Emily White talks more about her new album 'Made Human', with pianist Sam Haywood.
Her first single is out now, with a second to be released this Friday ahead of the album's general release on July 26th. Listen wherever you get your music.
An excerpt from Koen Van Stade and Neal Peres Da Costa's recording of Schumann's 'Dichterliebe' was featured on ABC Radio National's 'The Music Show'.
Listen to Neal talking to host Andrew Ford and to their performance of 'Im wunderschönen Monat Mai' by clicking the link, and find the full album on all major platforms.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this program contains the names and voices of people who have died. Neal Peres Da Costa’s most recent recordings include a Mozart piano concerto and a Robert Schumann song cycle, each using a model of piano its composer would have re...
Helen Vollam, Principal Trombone of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, welcomes Emily White’s new album ‘Made Human’.
‘The playing on this disc is exquisitely beautiful. Ivor Gurney’s ‘Sleep’ and George Butterworth’s ‘Loveliest of Trees’ are both so achingly expressive and heartfelt, that after a few moments you completely forget that you are listening to a trombone; it is simply a human voice.
The choice of music is wonderfully varied in style, with some worthy new additions to the repertoire by Torbjorn Hultmark and Michael Csányi-Wills.
Refreshing and enthralling; a joy from start to finish.’
Hear the first single from ‘Made Human’, Clara Schumann’s ‘Romanze’, on your favourite platform. Join us next Friday for the release of the second single. ‘Made Human’ will be out on July 26th.
At Deux-Elles, we we aim to capture a sound that is engaging and exciting to listen to, with a sparkling “audiophile” quality that preserves the sense of scale, space and texture of the performance.
Since our founding in 1998, we have received critical acclaim for the quality of our recorded sound, and we are proud to support the creative vision of the artists who work with us with our technical skills, along with a lot of patience and hard work.
Emily White's upcoming album 'Made Human' explores the incredible emotional range of song, sung through the trombone in her own original arrangements.
Telling the genesis story of her desire to interpret the richness of song repertoire on her instrument, Emily says "I heard a fellow student sing the Cradle Song by Warlock in a student concert and remember the stillness she created with her voice - I knew I wanted to play it."
'Made Human' will be available on July 26th, and the first single is available to stream now, wherever you get your music.
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For her new album 'Made Human', Emily White is joined by pianist Sam Haywood, whose recording with the Galliard Ensemble 'From the Beginning' was released on Deux-Elles earlier this year.
Speaking about their collaboration, Emily says 'I knew that I liked him as a person, and knew he was a fabulous pianist but I’d never played with him and didn’t know how we’d fit. So we arranged a rehearsal in quite a small room, a big symphonic trombone and a grand piano, to play some of this, and we only had one hour. I got the instrument out, started playing, and we instantly clicked.'
Hear their first single, Clara Schumann's 'Romanze' wherever you listen to music, and join us in anticipating the album release on July 26th.
'Ever since its invention in the mid-1400s, the trombone has been used as a voice, and I think it's great at it!'
Emily White introduces her new album 'Made Human', which showcases her ability to make the trombone sound like a human voice through songs arranged by Emily herself and performed with pianist Sam Haywood.
The first single from this album, Clara Schumann's 'Romanze', will be released this Friday, June 21st.
Out this Friday - the first single from trombonist Emily White's new album 'Made Human', with pianist Sam Haywood.
Dedicated to her lifelong friend, violinist Joseph Joachim, Clara Schumann's Romanze is originally for violin and piano. Emily says 'I realised that that might work on trombone, so I tried it and loved the way it sang: it’s like she’s written a song without words. I love the dedication “to my dear friend, Joachim”. It’s all about the love that exists between musical friends, which is a very powerful kind of love.'
Speaking about 'Made Human' Katy Jones, Principal Trombone The Hallé, says 'with the honesty and sincerity of Emily's playing, these songs have no need for the actual voice. ….incredible CD'. The digital and physical album will be released on July 26th.
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Emily White chats to pianist Sam Haywood about the experience of playing with the trombone, and about their new album 'Made Human', which will be released this Friday, July 26th.
Trombonist Emily White talks more about her new album 'Made Human', with pianist Sam Haywood. Her first single is out now, with a second to be released this Friday ahead of the album's general release on July 26th. Listen wherever you get your music. #classicalmusic #chambermusic #trombone #madehuman
'Ever since its invention in the mid-1400s, the trombone has been used as a voice, and I think it's great at it!' Emily White introduces her new album 'Made Human', which showcases her ability to make the trombone sound like a human voice through songs arranged by Emily herself and performed with pianist Sam Haywood. The first single from this album, Clara Schumann's 'Romanze', will be released this Friday, June 21st.
Our new album 'Father and Son' by George and Alastair Ross will be released this Friday, featuring Geminiani's radiant Sonatas for Cello and Continuo op. 5. If you haven't already listened to the two singles from this album, you can find them on all major platforms. Join us on Friday to celebrated a project that is close to the hearts of this father and son duo.
"it's so impassioned and exuberant, and full of energy" Listen to cellist George Ross talk about why he loves Geminiani's Sonatas for Cello and Continuo op.5, which he recorded with his father, Alastair Ross. The second single from their album 'Father and Son' will be out this Friday, 12th April, ahead of the album release on 26th April.
Harpsichordist Alastair Ross talks about recording Geminiani with his son, cellist George Ross. The first single from their forthcoming album 'Father and Son' will be out this Friday, 22nd March.
New single out this Friday! The Galliard Ensemble's Katherine Spencer and Sam Haywood tell us all about it over coffee ☕
New single out this Friday ✨ This is the second single from our upcoming release, Robert Schumann’s ‘Dichterliebe’ reimagined by star tenor Koen Van Stade and pianist Neal Peres da Costa. Stream the first single now on all platforms. #dichterliebe #schumann #tenor #vocalist #vocal #voice #singer #song #lieder #classicalmusic #classicalmusician #romantic #audio #recordingtechniques
Stephen Goss - Composer took inspiration for this prelude from Chris Ofili’s painting ‘No Woman, No Cry’, a moving portrait of Doreen Lawrence, mother of Stephen Lawrence, a teenager murdered in an unprovoked racist attack. Performed here by Francisco Correa Guitar, the full set of preludes can be heard on ‘Winterbourne’, released last month. #guitar #guitarist #classicalmusic #reflection #response
This month we'll be releasing an experimental recording of Schumann's iconic 'Dichterliebe' by tenor Koen van Stade and pianist Neal Peres da Costa. This album is a bold reimagining of the beloved song cycle, based on the artists' cutting-edge research into the earliest surviving recordings of singers and pianists - including musicians directly connected to Schumann. The musical result is jarring at first, and then increasingly compelling: a creative freedom and rhetorical flair bordering on wildness, which belies the years of careful study of historical source material that made such risk-taking possible. #tenor #song #schumann #dichterliebe #piano #classicalmusic
Steve Goss’ ‘Reverie’ portrays a carefree daydream in the heat of the summer sun. Listen to ‘Winterbourne’ wherever you get your music ☀️ ‘Reverie’ is part of Steve Goss’ ‘Winterbourne Preludes’, performed by Francisco Correa. #guitar #guitarist #guitarporn #solo #classicalmusic #acousticguitar #reverie #daydream #dream #dreaming
Francisco Correa Guitar plays ‘The Somerset Wyvern’ from Stephen Goss - Composer’s ‘Winterbourne Preludes’. Discover the whole set of preludes wherever you stream music - their inspirations are drawn from so many places, from current events to art, poetry to place.
What happened when composer Steve Goss met a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge? Experience the alchemy of two creatives - ‘Xanadu’ from Steve Goss’ ‘Winterbourne Preludes’, performed by guitarist Francisco Correa. Listen to the full album ‘Winterbourne’ wherever you get your music. #guitar #guitarist #guitarporn #poetry #newmusic #samueltaylorcoleridge #poet #inspiration
New single out this Friday ✨‘Wenn ich in deine augen sehe’ from Schumann’s ‘Dichterliebe. ’Koen Van Stade - tenor and Neal Peres da Costa - piano #dichterliebe #schumann #tenor #song #singer #lieder #piano #hip #sound #audio #historicallyinformed #periodperformance #duo #duet
‘Despite the Falling Snow’ is the last line of Robert Graves’ poem ‘She Tells Her Love’, and is the inspiration for one of Steve Goss’ ‘Winterbourne Preludes’. Listen to Steve talk about this prelude, and to an excerpt of Francisco Correa performing it, and then head over to your favourite streaming channel to listen to the whole album. #guitar #guitarist #guitarmusic #guitarporn #newmusic #composition #winterbourneisher
gossip… tittle tattle…. call it what you will, it’s lighthearted and it’s the inspiration for ‘Chitter Chatter’, one of Steve Goss’ ‘Winterbourne Preludes’. If you haven’t already listened to Francisco Correa’s new album Winterbourne’, head over to your favourite streaming platform and treat yourself to some stunning guitar playing. In London this weekend? Join Francisco live at King’s Place for the album launch tomorrow evening, in an event presented by the International Guitar Foundation. #guitar #guitarist #guitarmusic #composer #classicalmusic #classical #classicalguitar #contemporaryclassical #newclassical #acousticguitar #chitterchatter #gossip #tittletattle #inspiration
A special message from composer Steve Goss about today’s album release ✨‘Winterbourne’ is out now, and you can catch Francisco Correa talking about it on In Tune later today on BBC Radio 3. #bbc #radio #radio3 #intune #guitar #guitarist #guitarmusic #classicalmusic #composer
Francisco Correa performs Steve Goss’ ‘Serenity’. Following three singles that have caught the imagination of thousands of listeners, ‘Winterbourne’ will be released worldwide tomorrow. The album features works for solo guitar by Steve Goss and Mark Houghton. Reviewer Chris Dumigan calls it ‘a stunning recording’ and a launch tour begins on October 21st at King’s Place in London, presented by the International Guitar Society. Join us tomorrow to listen - find ‘Winterbourne’ and wherever you stream music.#guitar #guitarist #guitarmusic #classicalguitar #acousticguitar #composer #contemporarymusic #contemporaryclassical #classicalmusic #guitarporn #solo #soloist #performer #albumrelease #london #winterbourne #guitarplayer #guitarsolo
Francisco Correa Guitar's new album 'Winterbourne' is out on 13th October, with a special launch concert at Kings Place on 21st October in an event organised by the International Guitar Foundation as part of the London Guitar Festival. Three singles from the album are available to stream now - find 'Infinity Mirror', 'Serenity' and 'The Fox and the Magpie' from Stephen Goss - Composer's 'Winterbourne Preludes' wherever you get your music.
We’re happy to say that our new single ‘The Fox and the Magpie’ will be out this Friday, 29th September. This is the first track from ‘Winterbourne’, guitarist Francisco Correa’s new album, which will be released on 13th October.Our latest single ‘Serenity’ just made it onto Apple Music’s ‘Guitar Chill’ playlist, and it’s available alongside the first single ‘Infinity Mirror’ on all platforms. Have you listened? Tell us what you think. #guitar #guitarmusic #guitarchill #guitarist #fox #magpie #prelude #adoptaprelude #composer #contemporaryclassical #classicalmusic #gitarra #claasicalguitar #acousticguitar
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