Bizet: 20 Songs, Op. 21

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Label
Ondine
Release Date
September 19, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Georges Bizet
    • PERFORMER
      Justina Gringyte, Malcolm Martineau
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 19, 2025
    • UPC
      0761195145821
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ODE 1458-2
    • LABEL
      Ondine
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Art Song
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Chanson d'Avril

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    2. No. 2. Le Matin

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    3. No. 3. Vieille chanson

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    4. No. 4. Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    5. No. 5. Rêve de la bien-aimée

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    6. No. 6. J'aime l'amour

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    7. No. 7. Vous ne priez pas

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    8. No. 8. Ma vie a son secret

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    9. No. 9. Pastorale

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    10. No. 10. Sérénade

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    11. No. 11. Berceuse

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    12. No. 12. La Chanson du fou

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    13. No. 13. Absence

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    14. No. 14. Douce mer

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    15. No. 15. Après l'hiver

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    16. No. 16. La Coccinelle

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    17. No. 17. Chant d'amour!

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    18. No. 18. Je n'en dirai rien

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    19. No. 19. L'esprit saint

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau

    20. No. 20. Tarentelle

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Performer: Justina Gringytė, Malcolm Martineau


This Ondine debut album by the award-winning Lithuanian mezzo-soprano Justina Gringyte, one of the foremost rising stars of the opera world, and pianist Malcolm Martineau is her first solo album and the complete recording of Georges Bizet's (1838-1875) long-forgotten masterpiece, Vingt Melodies (20 Songs), Op. 21. Year 2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Bizet, one of the greatest French composers of all time. During his short career of little more than twenty years Bizet composed a substantial quantity of music, including 15 operas. Bizet has been compared with Mozart in his sensitivity to the human voice and understanding of it's expressive potential. Several of Bizet's operas predate his twenty songs Opus 21, written between 1854 and 1872. Anyone new to these songs, a collection including many masterpieces, may wonder how music of such consistent quality could be so neglected! Clearly, they must be ranked among Bizet's most representative works.