Out today: Music by Franchomme, Chopin and more

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Cellist Louise Dubin's new recording Passages released September 5, 2025 on Bridge Records

Featuring world premiere recordings of works by Auguste Franchomme and music by Debussy, Chopin, Fauré and more

Passages is a collection of French cello music spanning three centuries

With cellist Julia Bruskin and pianist Spencer Myer

The cellist Louise Dubin is a renowned performer and researcher of cellist-composer Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884). Her new album Passages features world premiere recordings of works by Chopin and Franchomme alongside compositions by Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Francis Poulenc, Charles Koechlin and Philippe Hersant. Dubin is joined by cellist Julia Bruskin and pianist Spencer Myer on the album, which is released September 5, 2025 on Bridge Records (BRIDGE 9597).

Passages follows the release of Dubin's critically-acclaimed recording The Franchomme Project (Delos, 2015), which Strings Magazine called a “rare musical treat that unfolds with radiant energy,” and her publication Selected Works for Cello and Piano by Auguste Franchomme (Dover Publications, 2017).

For her new album, Dubin said "I wanted to record some other favorite works that I’ve performed recently, particularly the ones that people don’t hear very often." These include three world premiere recordings by Franchomme, an unpublished Fauré duo (this is only the second recording of the work) performed with cellist Julia Bruskin, and the sonata by Charles Koechlin, a mentor for Francis Poulenc, performed with pianist Spencer Myer. Passages also features Caprices for two cellos by Philippe Hersant, Poulenc's Sérénade, and Claude Debussy's Sonata for Cello and Piano. Read more in an Insider Interview with Dubin.

The recording is produced by Steven Epstein and engineered by Epstein and Judith Sherman, both multiple Grammy-award winners.

Contact ClassicalCommunications@gmail.com to request a physical CD or digital copy of this recording.