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Images - Hommage a Marcel Tournier

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Composer
Marcel Tournier
Artist
Emmanuel Ceysson, Veronique Gens, Quatuor Voce
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
May 23, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1133
UPC
3701624511336

About

The harpist Emmanuel Ceysson is unanimously recognised for his powerful virtuoso playing. He was appointed principal harp with the Opera national de Paris at the age of 22, where he remained for fifteen years before going to the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera of New York for five years; he has been principal harpist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel since 2020. Here he pays tribute to Marcel Tournier (1879-1951), one of the greatest harpist composers in the history of the instrument. The majority of Tournier's works are for solo harp or voice and harp, but he later added other instruments to certain pieces and so transformed them into chamber works. The works recorded here date from his mature years and show the influence of Debussy, Satie, and Ravel. Emmanuel Ceysson, the Quatuor Voce and Veronique Gens draw our attention to this important composer and to several previously unpublished versions of some of his works, the manuscripts of which have only recently come to light.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 I. Clair de lune sur l'étang du parc 04:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Clair de lune sur l'étang du parc
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  2. 2 II. Au seuil du temple 02:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Au seuil du temple
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
  3. 3 III. Lolita, la danseuse 02:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Lolita, la danseuse
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
  4. 4 La lettre du jardinier (version for voice, harp and string quartet) 03:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    La lettre du jardinier (version for voice, harp and string quartet)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Véronique Gens, Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  5. 5 I. Les années grises sur la route d'El-Azib (Grey Donkeys on the road to El-Azib) 03:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Les années grises sur la route d'El-Azib (Grey Donkeys on the road to El-Azib)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  6. 6 II. Danseuse a la fontaine d'Ain-Draham (Dancer at the fountain of Ain-Draham) 04:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Danseuse a la fontaine d'Ain-Draham (Dancer at the fountain of Ain-Draham)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  7. 7 III. Soir de fête a Sedjenane (Evening Fete at Sedgenane) 02:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Soir de fête a Sedjenane (Evening Fete at Sedgenane)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  8. 8 Insomnie 03:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    Insomnie
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Véronique Gens, Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  9. 9 I. Allègrement 05:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allègrement
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  10. 10 II. Calme et expressif 04:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Calme et expressif
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  11. 11 III. Fiévreusement (en souvenir de mon ami Fernand Halphen) 05:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Fiévreusement (en souvenir de mon ami Fernand Halphen)
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  12. 12 Rêverie de Bouddha (version for voice, harp and string quartet) 02:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    Rêverie de Bouddha (version for voice, harp and string quartet)
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Véronique Gens, Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  13. 13 I. Les enfants à la crêche de Noël 02:48
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Les enfants à la crêche de Noël
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
  14. 14 II. L'étrange cavalier 03:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. L'étrange cavalier
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
  15. 15 III. La marchande de frivolités 03:03
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. La marchande de frivolités
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
  16. 16 Elle est venue, elle a souri 02:17
    Track
    16
    Title
    Elle est venue, elle a souri
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Véronique Gens, Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  17. 17 I. La volière magique 04:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. La volière magique
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
    Ensemble
    Quatuor Voce
  18. 18 II. Cloches sous la neige 02:28
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Cloches sous la neige
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson
  19. 19 III. La danse du moujik 04:48
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. La danse du moujik
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Marcel Tournier
    Performer
    Emmanuel Ceysson