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In his program notes for this CD, Philippe Jaroussky persuasively argues that, particularly because the traditional repertoire for counter tenors is so small (and much of the Baroque material was in fact written for castrati, an entirely different voice type), there is no reason counter tenors should not explore a broader variety of vocal material. His performance of French mélodies from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries makes an even more compelling case for his argument. Jaroussky rose as a star of Baroque opera not only because of his flawless technique and the exceptional clarity and purity of his voice, but for his ability to bring life, through the depth and emotional honesty of his characterizations, to cardboard roles that had primarily served as vehicles for coloratura fireworks. It's not surprising, then, that he excels in this intensely personal and emotionally transparent repertoire. The songs here represent a wide range of styles, from the conventionally Romantic songs of Massenet and Franck, to the charming faux-Baroque works of Reynaldo Hahn, to the frankly forward-looking Sonnet of Paul Dukas. Jaroussky brings his characteristically nuanced alertness to the diversity of the repertoire. He tempers the sweetness of his voice so that even the songs that might easily veer into sentimentality are fully expressive without being cloying. Pianist Jérôme Ducros offers a poetic and supportive accompaniment and is given the opportunity to show off real virtuosity in Saint-Saëns' "Tournoiement." Several of the songs have instrumental obbligatos, capably played by violinist Renaud Capuçon, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and flutist Emmanuel Pahud. The sound is clean and present.
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À Chloris (Reynaldo Hahn)
Etiénne Collard, Producer - Jerome Ducros, Piano - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer - Théophile De Viau, Poet
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Sombrero (Cécile Chaminade)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Cecile Chaminade, Composer - Edouard Guinand, Lyricist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Élégie (Jules Massenet)
Jules Massenet, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Gautier Capucon, Cello - Jerome Ducros, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Nell, Op.18 No.1 (Gabriel Fauré)
Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Leconte de Lisle, Lyricist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Le Colibri, Op.2 No.7 (Ernest Chausson)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Ernest Chausson, Composer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Leconte de Lisle, Lyricist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Automne, Op.18 No.3 (Gabriel Fauré)
Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Paul Armand Silvestre, Poet
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Mignonne (Cécile Chaminade)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Pierre de Ronsard, Writer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Cecile Chaminade, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Fêtes galantes (Mandoline) (Reynaldo Hahn)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - PAUL VERLAINE, Poet - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Le Temps des lilas, op. 19 (Ernest Chausson)
ERNEST CHAUSSON (1855-1899), Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Maurice Bouchor, Writer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Les Papillons, Op.2 No.3 (Ernest Chausson)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Ernest Chausson, Composer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Théophile Gautier, Lyricist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Viens, une flûte invisible (André Caplet)
Etiénne Collard, Producer - André Caplet, Composer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuel Pahud, Flute, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Victor Hugo, Poet
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Les heures, Op.27 No.1 (Ernest Chausson)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Ernest Chausson, Composer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Camille Mauclair, Writer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Douze rondels (Reynaldo Hahn)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer - Charles Duc D'Orléans, Lyricist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Offrande (Reynaldo Hahn)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - PAUL VERLAINE, Poet - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Mélodies persanes, op. 26 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Armand Renaud, Writer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Deux Romances (Claude Debussy)
Claude Debussy, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Jerome Ducros, Piano - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Paul Bourget, Poet
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Amours, Premier Livre, CLXIX (Paul Dukas)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Paul Dukas, Composer - Pierre de Ronsard, Writer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Nuit d'Espagne (Jules Massenet)
Jules Massenet, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Louis Gallet, Poet - Jerome Ducros, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Trois Poèmes (Guillaume Lekeu)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Guillaume Lekeu, Composer, Writer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Violons dans le soir (Camille Saint-Saëns)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Etiénne Collard, Producer - Renaud Capucon, Violin - Anna de Noailles, Poet - Jerome Ducros, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Nocturno (César Franck)
Etiénne Collard, Producer - Cesar Franck, Composer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, FeaturedArtist - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Louis de Fourcaud, Lyricist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Les donneurs de Sérénade (Mandoline) (Gabriel Dupont)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - PAUL VERLAINE, Lyricist - Gabriel Dupont, Composer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Lied maritime, Op.43 (Vincent d'Indy)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - Vincent D'Indy, Composer - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Chansons grises (Reynaldo Hahn)
Etiénne Collard, Producer, Produced by - PAUL VERLAINE, Lyricist - Jerome Ducros, Piano, Lead Vocals - Philippe Jaroussky, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
In his program notes for this CD, Philippe Jaroussky persuasively argues that, particularly because the traditional repertoire for counter tenors is so small (and much of the Baroque material was in fact written for castrati, an entirely different voice type), there is no reason counter tenors should not explore a broader variety of vocal material. His performance of French mélodies from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries makes an even more compelling case for his argument. Jaroussky rose as a star of Baroque opera not only because of his flawless technique and the exceptional clarity and purity of his voice, but for his ability to bring life, through the depth and emotional honesty of his characterizations, to cardboard roles that had primarily served as vehicles for coloratura fireworks. It's not surprising, then, that he excels in this intensely personal and emotionally transparent repertoire. The songs here represent a wide range of styles, from the conventionally Romantic songs of Massenet and Franck, to the charming faux-Baroque works of Reynaldo Hahn, to the frankly forward-looking Sonnet of Paul Dukas. Jaroussky brings his characteristically nuanced alertness to the diversity of the repertoire. He tempers the sweetness of his voice so that even the songs that might easily veer into sentimentality are fully expressive without being cloying. Pianist Jérôme Ducros offers a poetic and supportive accompaniment and is given the opportunity to show off real virtuosity in Saint-Saëns' "Tournoiement." Several of the songs have instrumental obbligatos, capably played by violinist Renaud Capuçon, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and flutist Emmanuel Pahud. The sound is clean and present.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:55
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Philippe Jaroussky/Jerome Ducros/Renaud Capuçon/Gautier Capuçon/Emmanuel Pahud
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics
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