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 r eflection 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.
2 Le Spectre de la Rose (Version for Voice and Orchestra) [05:45] 2. Chanson Triste (Version for Voice and Orchestra) [03:13]
3 L'invitation Au Voyage (Version for Voice and Orchestra) [03:48]
4 No. 2. Plein Eau [04:09]
5 No. 4. Aux Temps Des Fées [03:03]
6 3 Melodies, Op. 17: No. 3. Épiphanie [06:37]
7 Suite Bergamasque: III. Clair de Lune (Arr. A. Caplet for Orchestra) [04:36]
8 No. 1. Soupir (Sigh) [04:02]
9 No. 2. Placet Futile (Futile Petition) [04:16]
10 No. 3. Surgi de la Croupe Et Du Bond (Risen from Haunch and Spurt) [03:03]
11 6 Épigraphes Antiques: No. 6. Pour Remercier la Pluie Au Matin (Arr. E. Ansermet for Orchestra) [02:13]
12 No. 1. Nuits de Juin [02:33]
13 No. 2. Sagesse [03:07]
14 No. 3. L'enfance [04:38]
15 No. 4. Chanson D'automne [01:54]
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 r eflection 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.
