In a video featuring sostenuto galore, check out cellist Gautier Capuçon playing and excerpt from Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte. The work features on his upcoming album Destination Paris, which will include popular film music, French chansons and classical works. 

The video is taken from the album’s recording session, featuring the Chamber Orchestra of Paris and conductor Lionel Bringuier.

Destination Paris will be released on 3 November 2023 on Erato.

Read: Sentimental work: Gautier Capuçon on Schumann

Review: Gautier Capuçon: Sensations

Watch: Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach in the Great Smoky Mountains

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