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Clemence de Grandval: Mazeppa

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Details

Composer
Clemence de Grandval
Artist
Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mihhail Gerts, Tassis Christoyannis, Nic
Format
CD
Label
Bru Zane
Released
Apr 10, 2026
Catalog #
BZ1063
UPC
8055776010250

About

'The subject of Mazeppa has inspired Mme Clémence de Grandval to write a truly remarkable score, the success of which will cause a stir in the musical world.' It was with these flattering words that the press greeted the premiere of the five-act opera by one of the women composers most frequently performed in late nineteenth-century France. For her career was regularly marked by flattering reviews and lasting successes, spanning all genres, from chamber music to oratorio and opera. Yet Mazeppa, though regarded as her testamentary work, did not enjoy the honour of a premiere at the Paris Opéra and had to fall back on Bordeaux to reap the rewards of glory. A model of concision, this powerful, dramatic opera relates in a little over two hours the apotheosis and fall of the Cossack general Ivan Mazeppa, a fugitive in war-torn Ukraine. It was predicted that the work would enjoy a long career, but the subsequent evolution of the musical language of the Belle Époque, followed by the composer's death, meant that Mazeppa sank into oblivion for more than a century. It was high time for it's hero to get back in the saddle.

Tracklist 44 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I: Prélude 03:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Prélude
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Ah! (Mazeppa, Chorus) 03:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Ah! (Mazeppa, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: Ah! L'aurore se lève (Chorus, Mazeppa) 01:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Ah! L'aurore se lève (Chorus, Mazeppa)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  5. 4 Act I Scene 2: Oui, c'est un cri déchirant (Matréna, Mazeppa, Chorus) 03:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Oui, c'est un cri déchirant (Matréna, Mazeppa, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  6. 5 Act I Scene 3: Gloire au vaillant! (Matréna, Mazeppa, Kotchoubey, Chorus) 01:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Gloire au vaillant! (Matréna, Mazeppa, Kotchoubey, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis, Ante Jerkunica
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  7. 6 Act I Scene 3: Aria: Je suis né dans la Podolie (Mazeppa) 02:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Aria: Je suis né dans la Podolie (Mazeppa)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  8. 7 Act I Scene 3: La Pologne est notre ennemie - Scene 4: Voici le Délégué (Kotchoubey, Mazeppa, L'Archimandrite, Chorus) 05:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: La Pologne est notre ennemie - Scene 4: Voici le Délégué (Kotchoubey, Mazeppa, L'Archimandrite, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Ante Jerkunica, Tassis Christoyannis, Paweł Trojak
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  9. 8 Act I Scene 4: Choisir un étranger! (Iskra, Kotchoubey, Mazeppa, Matréna, Chorus) 05:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Choisir un étranger! (Iskra, Kotchoubey, Mazeppa, Matréna, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Julien Dran, Ante Jerkunica, Tassis Christoyannis, Nicole Car
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  10. 9 Act II Tableau 1: Prélude 01:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Tableau 1: Prélude
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  11. 10 Act II Tableau 1, Scene 1: Veille sur nous (Chorus, Matréna) 03:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Tableau 1, Scene 1: Veille sur nous (Chorus, Matréna)
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  12. 11 Act II Tableau 1, Scene 1: Jeunes filles - Scene 2: On doit se battre en ce moment (Kotchoubey, Matréna) 03:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Tableau 1, Scene 1: Jeunes filles - Scene 2: On doit se battre en ce moment (Kotchoubey, Matréna)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Ante Jerkunica, Nicole Car
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  13. 12 Act II Tableau 1, Scene 3: Aria: Il ne soupçonne rien (Matréna) 02:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Tableau 1, Scene 3: Aria: Il ne soupçonne rien (Matréna)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  14. 13 Act II Tableau 1, Scene 4: Duet: Iskra! près de moi! … (Matréna, Iskra) 03:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II Tableau 1, Scene 4: Duet: Iskra! près de moi! … (Matréna, Iskra)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Julien Dran
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  15. 14 Act II Tableau 1, Scene 4: Duet: Tu te trompes! … (Matréna, Iskra) 03:04
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II Tableau 1, Scene 4: Duet: Tu te trompes! … (Matréna, Iskra)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Julien Dran
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  16. 15 Act II Tableau 1, Scene 4: Duet: Eh bien! … oui, je l'aimais! (Matréna, Iskra, Chorus) 02:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II Tableau 1, Scene 4: Duet: Eh bien! … oui, je l'aimais! (Matréna, Iskra, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Julien Dran
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  17. 16 Act II Tableau 2, Scene 1: Gloire à toi, Mazeppa! (Chorus) 03:57
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II Tableau 2, Scene 1: Gloire à toi, Mazeppa! (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  18. 17 Act II Tableau 2, Scene 1: Salut! Salut, ô peuple bien-aimé! (Mazeppa) 01:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II Tableau 2, Scene 1: Salut! Salut, ô peuple bien-aimé! (Mazeppa)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  19. 18 Act II Tableau 2, Scene 1: Ô chef, il nous est doux (Chorus, Matréna, Mazeppa) 02:37
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II Tableau 2, Scene 1: Ô chef, il nous est doux (Chorus, Matréna, Mazeppa)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  20. 19 Act II Tableau 2, Scene 1: Mais ce n'est pas en roi (Mazeppa, L'Archimandrite, Chorus) 02:38
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act II Tableau 2, Scene 1: Mais ce n'est pas en roi (Mazeppa, L'Archimandrite, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis, Paweł Trojak
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  21. 20 Act II Tableau 2, Scene 2: Aria: Il triomphe au milieu du peuple (Iskra) 03:57
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act II Tableau 2, Scene 2: Aria: Il triomphe au milieu du peuple (Iskra)
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Julien Dran
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  22. 21 Act II Tableau 2, Scene 2: Ah! que de malheurs (Iskra, Kotchoubey, Chorus) 02:15
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act II Tableau 2, Scene 2: Ah! que de malheurs (Iskra, Kotchoubey, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Julien Dran, Ante Jerkunica
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  23. 22 Act II Tableau 2, Scene 3: Amis, l'on vous trahit! (Iskra, Chorus) 02:29
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act II Tableau 2, Scene 3: Amis, l'on vous trahit! (Iskra, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Julien Dran
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  24. 23 Act II Tableau 2, Scene 3: Aria: Frappez! (Mazeppa) 02:34
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act II Tableau 2, Scene 3: Aria: Frappez! (Mazeppa)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  25. 24 Act II Tableau 2, Scene 3: Finale: Oui, Mazeppa nous aime! (Iskra, Mazeppa, Matréna, Chorus) 05:03
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act II Tableau 2, Scene 3: Finale: Oui, Mazeppa nous aime! (Iskra, Mazeppa, Matréna, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Julien Dran, Tassis Christoyannis, Nicole Car
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 Act III: Prélude 04:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act III: Prélude
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  28. 2 Act III Scene 1: Aria: Quelle paisible nuit! - Scene 2: Êtes-vous triste (Mazeppa, Matréna) 04:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Aria: Quelle paisible nuit! - Scene 2: Êtes-vous triste (Mazeppa, Matréna)
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis, Nicole Car
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  29. 3 Act III Scene 2: Duet: Quand tu viens m'apparaître (Mazeppa, Matréna) 03:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Duet: Quand tu viens m'apparaître (Mazeppa, Matréna)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis, Nicole Car
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  30. 4 Act III Scene 2: Qu'il est doux d'être unis! (Mazeppa, Matréna) 03:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Qu'il est doux d'être unis! (Mazeppa, Matréna)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis, Nicole Car
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  31. 5 Act III Scene 2: Quartet: Fuir, pour toujours! - Scene 3: Pars donc! (Matréna, Mazeppa, Iskra, Kotchoubey) 02:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Quartet: Fuir, pour toujours! - Scene 3: Pars donc! (Matréna, Mazeppa, Iskra, Kotchoubey)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis, Julien Dran, Ante Jerkunica
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  32. 6 Act III Scene 4: Et maintenant, veux-tu toujours (Matréna, Mazeppa) 03:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act III Scene 4: Et maintenant, veux-tu toujours (Matréna, Mazeppa)
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  33. 7 Act IV Scene 1: Buvons à nos amours farouches (Chorus, Mazeppa) 05:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Buvons à nos amours farouches (Chorus, Mazeppa)
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  34. 8 Act IV Scene 1: Près de la steppe en fleurs (Matréna, Mazeppa, Chorus) 04:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Près de la steppe en fleurs (Matréna, Mazeppa, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  35. 9 Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: Entrée 01:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: Entrée
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  36. 10 Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: Mazurka 03:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: Mazurka
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  37. 11 Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: Danse ukrainienne 02:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: Danse ukrainienne
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  38. 12 Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: La Niéga 02:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: La Niéga
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  39. 13 Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: Finale 01:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Divertissement: Finale
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  40. 14 Act IV Scene 1: Seigneur, daignez nous secourir! - Scene 2: Mon père! (Chorus, Matréna, Mazeppa) 02:32
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Seigneur, daignez nous secourir! - Scene 2: Mon père! (Chorus, Matréna, Mazeppa)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  41. 15 Act IV Scene 2: Honte sur vous (Kotchoubey, Matréna, Mazeppa, Chorus) 03:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Honte sur vous (Kotchoubey, Matréna, Mazeppa, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Ante Jerkunica, Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  42. 16 Act IV Scene 2: Arrêtez! … (Iskra, Mazeppa, Matréna, Kotchoubey, Chorus) 02:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Arrêtez! … (Iskra, Mazeppa, Matréna, Kotchoubey, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Julien Dran, Tassis Christoyannis, Nicole Car, Ante Jerkunica
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  43. 17 Act IV Scene 2: N'appelle pas le peuple! (L'Archimandrite, Iskra, Kotchoubey, Matréna, Mazeppa, Chorus) 04:25
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: N'appelle pas le peuple! (L'Archimandrite, Iskra, Kotchoubey, Matréna, Mazeppa, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Paweł Trojak, Julien Dran, Ante Jerkunica, Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  44. 18 Act V: Prélude 01:20
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act V: Prélude
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  45. 19 Act V: La brise est plus douce (Chorus, Mazeppa) 03:59
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act V: La brise est plus douce (Chorus, Mazeppa)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts
  46. 20 Act V: Duet: Les bluets sont bleus (Matréna, Mazeppa) 08:18
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act V: Duet: Les bluets sont bleus (Matréna, Mazeppa)
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Nicole Car, Tassis Christoyannis
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Mihhail Gerts