Maxim Rysanov:Ashley Wass - Pavane: Maxim Rysanov

On this new disc, Maxim Rysanov and Ashley Wass present works illustrating the striking affinity between the timbre of the viola and the colours in French music.The disc includes arrangements of music by Ravel, Faur� and Debussy: Alongside two Pavanes, the programme includes perennial favourites such as Apr�s un r�ve and Clair de lune.Rysanov and Wass also perform two contemporary pieces by the Swiss-French composer Richard Dubugnon. Incantatio and Lied, both for viola and piano, are adaptations by the composer of existing works made especially for Maxim Rysanov. For BIS Rysanov has previously recorded a solo disc with three of Bach's cello suites and his own arrangement for viola and orchestra of Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations.