Lutoslawski - Vocal Works
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Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHAN10688
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 30th August 2011
Contents
Works
Chantefleurs et ChantefablesLacrimosa
Les Espaces du sommeil
Paroles tissees
Silesian Triptych
Sleep, sleep
Artists
Lucy Crowe (soprano)Toby Spence (tenor)
Christopher Purves (baritone)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Edward GardnerWorks
Chantefleurs et ChantefablesLacrimosa
Les Espaces du sommeil
Paroles tissees
Silesian Triptych
Sleep, sleep
Artists
Lucy Crowe (soprano)Toby Spence (tenor)
Christopher Purves (baritone)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Edward GardnerAbout
Among the earlier pieces, Lacrimosa is the only surviving fragment of an intended Requiem and the only sacred work in Lutosławski’s output. In complete contrast, the Silesian Triptych was written at the height of the post-war Soviet doctrine that called for music that connected with the broad masses. In this folk-based work, Lutosławski takes three Silesian songs about the trials of love, giving them sparkle as well as depth to lift them above the mundanity of everyday life. Both works here feature the soprano soloist Lucy Crowe.
When Poland finally emerged from the cultural oppression of the post-war decade, its music scene flourished. For Lutosławski, it was a time for personal development. In the first half of the 1960s his music had a raw energy, but by 1965 it had developed a much more subtle tone. Paroles tissées, in which the tenor soloist is Toby Spence, simply accompanied by strings, harp and piano, was the first work really to show this new subtlety in his works. Les Espaces du sommeil, with the baritone soloist Christopher Purves, is another prime example of the new lyrical quality that came to colour many of Lutosławski’s later orchestral works.
Chantefleurs et Chantefables is made up of nine charming and humourous songs which, inspired by the collection of childrens’ poems by the surrealist Robert Desnos, explores the vivid imagery and bright colours of the natural world through the innocent eyes of a child.
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