Isabelle Druet: Jardin Nocturne | Aparte AP013

Isabelle Druet: Jardin Nocturne

Label: Aparte

Cat No: AP013

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 3rd May 2011

Contents

About

It all began with Berlioz' Nuits d’été. The first time I sang this cycle I was struck by the power yet gentleness that these pieces emanate. Berlioz originally composed his work for voice and piano and I decided to champion that version for the fine chamber relationship it permits. We have aimed to convey all the intimacy of these songs, attempting extreme dynamics, passages almost in recitative, while retaining the lyricism of Berlioz's work.

The next step was to find more treasures with a similar nocturnal setting. So Johanne Ralambondrainy and I, who have long been accomplices, went through the collections, discovering or rediscovering songs that appealed to us, then whittling those down to the ones we felt were absolutely essential. In some cases we have taken the liberty of removing mélodies from the cycle to which they normally belong. We have thus brought together composers we love and mélodies we find exciting and original… Finally, I asked Christian Pageault, an actor I particularly appreciate for his precision and dramatic intensity, to join me as narrator, reciting some parts of the poems. The texts you will hear were with me constantly as an inspiration throughout the conception and realisation of this project.” - Isabelle Druet

‘Revelation Lyrique des Victoires de la Musique’ 2010, mezzo-soprano Isabelle Druet has had equal success in recital and on the operatic stage. With the Poem Harmonique on Alpha she recorded the disc Plaisir d'amour, Firenze 1616 and the DVD Cadmus and Hermione which received a Diapason d'Or, ffff Telerama, the 4-star World Music, Classica and the R10 and was a BBC Music Choice.

Contents:
- Poulenc: Nous avons fait la nuit, Lune d’avril
- Halphen: Colloque sentimental, Le jour succombe
- Jules Massenet: Nuit d'Espagne
- Chausson: Les Heures, Serre d’ennui
- Hugo: Nuit
- Faure: Nocturne, Clair de lune, Jardin nocturne
- Hahn: Encor sur le pavé sonne mon pas nocturne, Nocturne, Dans la nuit
- Coute: Sur le pressoir
- Berlioz: Les nuits d’été
- Baudelaire: Tristesse de la lune

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