Premiere album, released on the 7^th of November 2025

In an interview given on the occasion of the release of his new album, the French clarinetist Raphaël Sévère said: The clarinet repertoire is very beautiful and extremely interesting, but it's also somewhat limited. We only have around fifty pieces to work with, which is very frustrating. So I have often felt the need to look elsewhere. At first, I satisfied my desire for more optionsby drawing inspiration from the musicof Robert Schumann, a composer who was very open to the idea of instrumental transcription and who never hesitated to adapt his own works for various instruments. Raphaël Sévèreexplains that he created clarinettranscriptions of severallieder by Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Richard Wagner,including them on his album recorded together with the French pianist Adam Laloum and released on the 7^th of November.

Raphaël Sévère and Adam Laloum are highly regarded French musicians, both recognized at the Victoiresde la Musique Classique awards in France.Raphaël Sévère receivedthe title "New Star Instrumental Soloist" at the age of only 15 and won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York in 2013. He has appeared as a soloist with major ensembles such as the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of Toulouse and Strasbourg, and has released recordings distinguished with awards such as Diapason d'Or de l'année and Choc Classica. And pianist Adam Laloum won first prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in 2009. He has performed concerts and recitals on stages such as the Théâtre des Champs‑Élysées in Paris, Wigmore Hall in London, the Tonhalle Zürich in Zurich, and the Palais des Beaux‑Arts in Brussels, and has made numerous recordings for various record labels. Raphaël Sévère and Adam Laloum form a well-established instrumental duo with clear technical and artistic qualities, as demonstrated by this album recorded in January 2025 in Belgium and released by the Harmonia Mundi label.