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Compositrices: A l'aube du XXe siecle / Hurel, Couvert
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Compositrices: A l'aube du XXe siecle / Hurel, Couvert

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Couvert, Hurel
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Jan 24, 2020
Catalog #
ALPHA573
UPC
3760014195730

About

Juliette Hurel and Hélène Couvert, who have long enjoyed a close rapport on the concert platform and on disc, here celebrate five French women composers at the turn of the twentieth century. Countess Clémence de Grandval was the composer of some sixty songs, of which Saint-Saëns said: ‘They would certainly be famous if their composer did not have what many people regard as the irremediable defect of being a woman.’ Augusta Holmès earned the admiration of Liszt, Wagner and Saint-Saëns. To mark the Universal Exhibition of 1889, she composed a monumental work for more than a thousand musicians. During her studies at the Conservatoire, Mélanie Bonis fell madly in love with a singer, but had to marry a rich industrialist. She later returned to composition and used the pseudonym Mel Bonis, leaving her gender in doubt. Cécile Chaminade displayed extraordinary gifts at a very early age. Bizet called her ‘My little Mozart’. Lili Boulanger received her first music lessons from her sister, the famous teacher Nadia. In 1913, at the age of nineteen, she became the first woman to receive the Prix de Rome. The word ‘compositrice’ was born!

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andantino con moto 05:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andantino con moto
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  2. 2 II. Scherzo: Vivace 01:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  3. 3 III. Adagio 05:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  4. 4 VI. Finale: Moderato 03:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    VI. Finale: Moderato
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  5. 5 Nocturne 03:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturne
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Lili Boulanger
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  6. 6 D'un matin de printemps 04:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    D'un matin de printemps
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Lili Boulanger
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  7. 7 I. Prélude 01:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  8. 8 II. Scherzo 04:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  9. 9 III. Menuet 04:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Menuet
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  10. 10 IV. Romance 04:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Romance
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  11. 11 V. Final 04:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Final
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Clémence de Grandval
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  12. 12 Pièce for Flute and Piano, Op. 189 04:17
    Track
    12
    Title
    Pièce for Flute and Piano, Op. 189
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  13. 13 Final, Op. 187 04:34
    Track
    13
    Title
    Final, Op. 187
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Mélanie Bonis
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  14. 14 Sérénade aux Étoiles, Op. 142 05:02
    Track
    14
    Title
    Sérénade aux Étoiles, Op. 142
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  15. 15 No. 1. Chanson 01:53
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 1. Chanson
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Augusta Holmès
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  16. 16 No. 2. Clair de lune 03:31
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 2. Clair de lune
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Augusta Holmès
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert
  17. 17 No. 3. Gigue 01:23
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 3. Gigue
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Augusta Holmès
    Performer
    Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert