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Reflet / Piau, Verdier, Orchestre Victor Hugo
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Reflet / Piau, Verdier, Orchestre Victor Hugo

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Composer
Hector Berlioz, Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy, Henri Duparc, Charles Koechlin, Maurice Ravel
Artist
Sandrine Piau, Jean-Francois Verdier
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Jan 12, 2024
Catalog #
ALPHA1019
UPC
3701624510193

About

Clair Obscur (Alpha 727), dedicated to German lieder with orchestra, explored the antagonism between light and shadow. Reflet conjures up the nuances and transparencies of French melodies. There is in reflection the idea of an echo, the shadow of a disquieting double, of a plural, diffracted sparkle… A clash of deceptive mirages, a kaleidoscope of senses and flashes of light, it interweaves in strange parallels the score of our lives, adorned with gold and illusions", writes Sandrine Piau. Berlioz, Gauthier, Britten, Hugo, Verlaine, Baudelaire, Duparc, Koechlin, Ravel, Mallarmé... the encounters between these composers and poets"create in me a firework display of colours and shimmers", concludes the French soprano, who is making her 14th recording for Alpha Classics.

REVIEW:

Here is a whole album that makes up a single, sublime musical utterance. One feels that every note is almost foreordained as the program opens with classic orchestral songs from Berlioz, Henri Duparc, and the less common Charles Koechlin, proceeding into darker, more mysterious realms with Ravel’s Three Mallarmé Songs, and ending with the youthful ebullience of Britten’s Quatre chansons françaises. Piau’s voice is delicate, soaring, and richly beautiful; one of the miracles of the current scene is its durability and versatility. Her support from conductor Jean-François Verdier, leading the Victor Hugo Orchestra, is confidently smooth, never intruding on the spell Piau weaves.

 

-- AllMusic.com (James Manheim)

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, No. 2. Le Spectre de la rose (version for voice and orchestra) 05:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, No. 2. Le Spectre de la rose (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  2. 2 Chanson triste (version for voice and orchestra) 03:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chanson triste (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Henri Duparc
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  3. 3 L'Invitation au voyage (version for voice and orchestra) 03:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    L'Invitation au voyage (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Henri Duparc
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  4. 4 No. 2. Plein eau 04:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2. Plein eau
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  5. 5 No. 4. Aux temps des fées 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 4. Aux temps des fées
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  6. 6 3 Melodies, Op. 17: No. 3. Épiphanie 06:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    3 Melodies, Op. 17: No. 3. Épiphanie
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  7. 7 Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (arr. A. Caplet for orchestra) 04:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (arr. A. Caplet for orchestra)
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  8. 8 No. 1. Soupir (Sigh) 04:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Soupir (Sigh)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  9. 9 No. 2. Placet futile (Futile Petition) 04:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Placet futile (Futile Petition)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  10. 10 No. 3. Surgi de la croupe et du bond (Risen from haunch and spurt) 03:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Surgi de la croupe et du bond (Risen from haunch and spurt)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  11. 11 6 Épigraphes antiques: No. 6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin (arr. E. Ansermet for orchestra) 02:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    6 Épigraphes antiques: No. 6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin (arr. E. Ansermet for orchestra)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  12. 12 No. 1. Nuits de juin 02:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 1. Nuits de juin
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  13. 13 No. 2. Sagesse 03:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Sagesse
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  14. 14 No. 3. L'enfance 04:38
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 3. L'enfance
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  15. 15 No. 4. Chanson d'automne 01:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 4. Chanson d'automne
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier