Mirages: The Art of French Song
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Label: Champs Hill Records
Cat No: CHRCD159
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 21st January 2022
Contents
Works
Ballades francaises (5)Beau Soir
Mirages, op.113
Petit Cours de morale, H148
Saluste du Bartas: 6 Villanelles, H152
Parisiana, FP157
Poemes (2) de Guillaume Apollinaire, FP94
Don Quichotte a Dulcinee
Les tenebres de l'amour
Artists
Roderick Williams (baritone)Roger Vignoles (piano)
Works
Ballades francaises (5)Beau Soir
Mirages, op.113
Petit Cours de morale, H148
Saluste du Bartas: 6 Villanelles, H152
Parisiana, FP157
Poemes (2) de Guillaume Apollinaire, FP94
Don Quichotte a Dulcinee
Les tenebres de l'amour
Artists
Roderick Williams (baritone)Roger Vignoles (piano)
About
“One of the particular joys of recording for Champs Hill is to be allowed to programme discs with freedom,” comments Williams. “We assembled the programme as one would a recital programme, contrasting the delicate austerity of late Fauré with the rich sonority of Caplet. We hoped the resulting shape would resemble an evening’s song recital, in which the first half begins gently, grows into something more voluptuous before finishing with a riotous drinking song to lead to the interval; the second begins with a challenging contemporary piece before the reward of great fun, and the whole evening ends with hilarity, mischief and bravura. And not to forget a brief encore, a nod to the most quintessential of French early-twentieth-century composers. To create and record this programme in such charming, relaxed surroundings was a treat; we hope you will enjoy listening in the same quixotic mood.”
Williams and Vignoles’s prior releases for Champs Hill include Brahms’s only song cycle, Die schöne Magelone (2017, CHR108). BBC Music Magazine said: “Williams delivers the narration naturally, while proving once again to be a thoughtful exponent of the sung text, an interpreter consistently attentive to its meaning. As an accompanist, Vignoles is every bit as engaged, his delicate and resourceful playing joining with Williams’ vocalism to point up significant detail.” Prior to this, Williams and Vignoles joined Joan Rogers CBE to present Wolf’s Italian Songbook (2013, CHR054).
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