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Pierné's chamber opera Sophie Arnould is a setting of a sweet verse play about two lovers long parted who meet again on the verge of their old age. Its pastel music matches the play's understated, bittersweet tone, but the composer rarely allows it to take lyrical flight. The text setting primarily consists of a meandering parlando. There are some lovely moments, but there's little sense of dramatic or musical direction, so the moments don't add up to a great deal. Sophie Marin-Degor makes the most of the title role and sings with sweet tone. As her former lover, Jean-Sébastien Bou for the most part sings with warmth, but occasionally seems to lack vocal control and produces some unlovely sounds. Ballet de Cour is a suite of orchestral pieces in the form of Baroque dances. In it, Pierné aims very much for the same effect as Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin -- updated versions of classic dances, a rigaudon, passepied, "Le Canarie," pavane, saltarello, menuet, and passa-mezzo. The composer isn't as audacious in his transformation of the old forms as Ravel, and the result is less compelling, but it's a charming suite nonetheless. Nicolas Chalvin leads Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg in a committed performance, but the intonation in the violins' upper register is sometimes dubious.
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Sophie Arnould (Gabriel Pierné)
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Gabriel Pierné, Composer - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist
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Sophie Arnould, Scene 1 (Gabriel Pierné)
Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
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Sophie Arnould, Scene 2 (Gabriel Pierné)
Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Sophie Arnould, Scene 3 (Gabriel Pierné)
Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Sophie Arnould, Scene 4 (Gabriel Pierné)
Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Sophie Arnould, Scene 5 (Gabriel Pierné)
Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Sophie Arnould, Scene 6 (Gabriel Pierné)
Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Gabriel Pierné, Composer - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Sophie Arnould, Scene 7 (Gabriel Pierné)
Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Gabriel Pierné, Composer - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Sophie Arnould, Scene 8 (Gabriel Pierné)
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Sophie Arnould, Scene 9 (Gabriel Pierné)
Sophie Marin-Degor, Performer - Jean-Sebastiene Bou, Performer - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Doris Lamprecht, Performer - Gabriel Pierné, Composer - Gabriel Nigond, Lyricist
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Ballet de cour (Gabriel Pierné)
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Nicolas Chalvin, Conductor - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Gabriel Pierné, Composer
(C) 2008 Timpani (P) 2008 Timpani
Album review
Pierné's chamber opera Sophie Arnould is a setting of a sweet verse play about two lovers long parted who meet again on the verge of their old age. Its pastel music matches the play's understated, bittersweet tone, but the composer rarely allows it to take lyrical flight. The text setting primarily consists of a meandering parlando. There are some lovely moments, but there's little sense of dramatic or musical direction, so the moments don't add up to a great deal. Sophie Marin-Degor makes the most of the title role and sings with sweet tone. As her former lover, Jean-Sébastien Bou for the most part sings with warmth, but occasionally seems to lack vocal control and produces some unlovely sounds. Ballet de Cour is a suite of orchestral pieces in the form of Baroque dances. In it, Pierné aims very much for the same effect as Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin -- updated versions of classic dances, a rigaudon, passepied, "Le Canarie," pavane, saltarello, menuet, and passa-mezzo. The composer isn't as audacious in his transformation of the old forms as Ravel, and the result is less compelling, but it's a charming suite nonetheless. Nicolas Chalvin leads Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg in a committed performance, but the intonation in the violins' upper register is sometimes dubious.
© TiVo
Details of the original recording : 69:27 - DDD - Enregistré en septembre 2007 à la Salle de la Philharmonie du Luxembourg - Notes en français & anglais ; texte de l'opéra en français avec traduction anglaise
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:19
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Sophie Marin-Degor Jean-Sébastien Bou Doris Lamprecht Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg Nicolas Chalvin
- Composer: Gabriel Pierné
- Label: Timpani
- Area: France
- Genre: Classical Opera
- Period: Modern Style
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