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The soprano Véronique Gens might be thought a natural for the French art song repertoire. But Néère, taking its title from the opening song by Reynaldo Hahn (the reference is to the Greek nymph known in English as Neaera, "white as a fine marble statue, with her rosy cheeks"), is one of just a few albums in the genre she has released. Get hold of it without delay: it's gorgeous. The French mélodie is not a high-register genre, and for a singer like Gens these songs reside in the lower part of her range, where she now brings just a bit of sultriness and smoke with devastating effect. The program includes three composers of the late 19th century who are closely related but contrasting in their individual styles: in the words of annotator Nicolas Southon "the melancholic Henri Duparc, the elegiac Ernest Chausson, the charmer Reynaldo Hahn." You could really dip in anywhere, but sample track 15, Hahn's A Chloris, for a taste of what Gens can do. The playing of accompanist Susan Manoff seems welded to Gens' vocal line, which even with all the voluptuous, erotic beauty has a kind of steely concentration that grows stronger and more impressive as the album proceeds. An absolute gem.
© TiVo
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Études latines (Reynaldo Hahn)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Trois jours de vendange (Reynaldo Hahn)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Chanson triste (Henri Duparc)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Henri Duparc, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Romance de Mignon (Henri Duparc)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Henri Duparc, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Phidylé (Henri Duparc)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Henri Duparc, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Sept mélodies, Op. 2 (Ernest Chausson)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Ernest Chausson, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Ernest Chausson, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Ernest Chausson, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Ernest Chausson, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Ernest Chausson, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Ernest Chausson, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Ernest Chausson, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Quand je fus pris au pavillon (Reynaldo Hahn)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Le Rossignol des lilas (Reynaldo Hahn)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
À Chloris (Reynaldo Hahn)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Deux poèmes, Op. 34 (Ernest Chausson)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Ernest Chausson, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19 (Ernest Chausson)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Ernest Chausson, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Études latines (Reynaldo Hahn)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Au pays où se fait la guerre (Henri Duparc)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Henri Duparc, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
L'invitation au voyage (Henri Duparc)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Henri Duparc, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Études latines (Reynaldo Hahn)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Le printemps (Reynaldo Hahn)
Véronique Gens, Soprano - Susan Manoff, Piano - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Album review
The soprano Véronique Gens might be thought a natural for the French art song repertoire. But Néère, taking its title from the opening song by Reynaldo Hahn (the reference is to the Greek nymph known in English as Neaera, "white as a fine marble statue, with her rosy cheeks"), is one of just a few albums in the genre she has released. Get hold of it without delay: it's gorgeous. The French mélodie is not a high-register genre, and for a singer like Gens these songs reside in the lower part of her range, where she now brings just a bit of sultriness and smoke with devastating effect. The program includes three composers of the late 19th century who are closely related but contrasting in their individual styles: in the words of annotator Nicolas Southon "the melancholic Henri Duparc, the elegiac Ernest Chausson, the charmer Reynaldo Hahn." You could really dip in anywhere, but sample track 15, Hahn's A Chloris, for a taste of what Gens can do. The playing of accompanist Susan Manoff seems welded to Gens' vocal line, which even with all the voluptuous, erotic beauty has a kind of steely concentration that grows stronger and more impressive as the album proceeds. An absolute gem.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:12
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Véronique Gens Susan Manoff
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Genre: Classical Art Songs, Mélodies & Lieder Mélodies (French)
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
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