Artist: Romuald Grimbert-Barré, Orchestre national de Cannes, Benjamin Levy Title: Saint-George, Pécou: Caribbean Violin Concertos Year Of Release: 2026 Label: Aparté Genre: Classical Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz Total Time: 01:10:11 Total Size: 1.25 GB Tracklist: 1. Saint-George: Violin Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro (10:00) 2. Saint-George: Violin Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 8: II. Largo (6:20) 3. Saint-George: Violin Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 8: III. Rondeau (3:42) 4. Pécou: Violin Concerto "Hommage à Saint-George": I. Rixes (7:48) 5. Pécou: Violin Concerto "Hommage à Saint-George": II. Padjanbel (8:14) 6. Pécou: Violin Concerto "Hommage à Saint-George": III. Révolutions (11:58) 7. Saint-George: Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Allegro moderato (10:52) 8. Saint-George: Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Largo (6:31) 9. Saint-George: Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5 No. 2: III. Rondeau (4:50) The Chevalier de Saint-George is in many respects an exceptional figure. Born in Guadeloupe in the eighteenth century to an aristocrat and an enslaved woman, he received in Paris the education of a court gentleman: violinist, fencer, Freemason, participant in the Revolution, and conductor, he was also a composer. It is naturally to the violin that he dedicated his finest works, among which the concertos, marked by a virtuosity that is both unbridled and graceful, stand out in particular. Romuald Grimbert-Barré and the Orchestre national de Cannes pay tribute to this extraordinary life by pairing the Op. 5 and Op. 8 concertos with Thierry Pécou’s Concerto ‘Hommage à Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George’. Through its many biographical references, the work offers multiple poetic points of entry into the life of this singular and fascinating figure, who remains far too little known today