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Thomas Oliemans Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Schumann: Lieder

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Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Schumann: Lieder

Thomas Oliemans

Lieder (German) - Released September 10, 2018 | Channel Classics Records

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Schubert: Winterreise

Jos Van Immerseel

Lieder (German) - Released September 10, 2018 | Channel Classics Records

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Tassis Christoyannis Charles Gounod : Mélodies

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Charles Gounod : Mélodies

Tassis Christoyannis

Mélodies (French) - Released June 22, 2018 | Aparté

Hi-Res Booklet Distinctions Diapason d'or - Le Choix de France Musique

Remembering Gounod as just a masterful composer of great French operas, it’s easy to forget that he also wrote, among many various pieces of work, close to one hundred and fifty melodies throughout is long and rich career. Surprisingly, almost one third of these pages were written in English (during his years in London, between 1870 and 1874), about fifteen of them are in Italian, as well as a few in Spanish and German. Most of them of course are in French, among which Tassis Christoyannis and Jeff Cohen selected twenty-four gems, a comprehensive array ranging from his very first published melody – his Où voulez-vous aller from 1839, the year of his Prix de Rome! – to his À une jeune Grecque of the utmost maturity, in 1884. The composer explored all of the styles he held dear, with all the eclecticism he’s famous for: French romanticism, German Lied, orientalism, old-fashioned archaic writing… Gounod was particularly sensitive to the words’ meaning as much as their sound, the back and forth of verses and the variety of periods, and excelled in finding a melodic movement to perfectly fit the inflexions of pronunciation, the expressive flow of speech and setting the perfect phrasing for an eloquent result. With him, unlike his illustrious elder Berlioz, music served the words, carried them and elevated them if possible. Let’s discover this beautiful pearl rosary, made of works we would love to hear in recital more often. © SM/Qobuz

Camille Maurane The Art Of Camille Maurane

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The Art Of Camille Maurane

Camille Maurane

Mélodies (French) - Released May 11, 2018 | Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.

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Marlis Petersen Dimensionen Welt (Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wagner...)

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Dimensionen Welt (Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wagner...)

Marlis Petersen

Lieder (German) - Released December 1, 2017 | Solo Musica

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Laurence Equilbey Franz Schubert : Nacht und Träume

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Franz Schubert : Nacht und Träume

Laurence Equilbey

Lieder (German) - Released November 3, 2017 | Erato

Hi-Res Booklet Distinctions 4F de Télérama - Gramophone Editor's Choice - 5 étoiles de Classica

“Nacht und Träume” takes its name from one of Schubert’s best-loved lieder, which is joined on the album by a further 10 of the composer’s songs. All performed in orchestral versions by such masters as Berlioz, Liszt, Brahms, Strauss, Webern, Britten and Schubert himself, they are complemented by three choral numbers and an orchestral interlude. The singers are rising stars – German mezzo-soprano Wiebke Lehmkuhl and French tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac – and Laurence Equilbey conducts two ensembles she founded: the Insula orchestra and the choir Accentus. © Warner Classics