Jules Massenet: Songs with Orchestra
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris and Hervé Niquet
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The Palazzetto Bru Zane label has done yeoman's work in rediscovering unknown French music from the late Classical through the early modern periods, but the label may have outdone itself with this album of orchestral songs by Jules Massenet. It's the sheer size of the repertoire that astonishes; Massenet alone wrote some 300 of these, and they were also composed by Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Chausson, and a host of other composers. The Massenet songs here are all world recorded premieres. Why were they forgotten? The annotations point to the fact that, unlike Berlioz's Les nuits d'éte, they were never published; they were not written in sets but were intended for the kind of 19th century concert on which large and small works would be performed side by side. Indeed, one thing that strikes the listener about the Massenet songs is their brevity; they are not in the least like little operatic scenes but are fully self-contained. They have a great deal of charm, whether in irresistible miniatures like Baiser-Impromptu ("Impromptu Kiss"), slightly longer conceptions like Hymne d'amour, or instrumental pieces that are again not like operatic interludes but are really little orchestral songs without words. Conductor Hervé Niquet, better known for work in early music, is absolutely in tune with these pieces, getting their delicacy with his small Orchestre de chambre de Paris. The pieces are of consistently high quality, and it is no wonder that he was able to attract high-profile singers like Véronique Gens and Cyrille Dubois, as well as a host of interesting up-and-comers, to the project. It is also no wonder that this album of completely unknown music hit the best-seller charts in the summer of 2022.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Album Description
The Palazzetto Bru Zane label has done yeoman's work in rediscovering unknown French music from the late Classical through the early modern periods, but the label may have outdone itself with this album of orchestral songs by Jules Massenet. It's the sheer size of the repertoire that astonishes; Massenet alone wrote some 300 of these, and they were also composed by Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Chausson, and a host of other composers. The Massenet songs here are all world recorded premieres. Why were they forgotten? The annotations point to the fact that, unlike Berlioz's Les nuits d'éte, they were never published; they were not written in sets but were intended for the kind of 19th century concert on which large and small works would be performed side by side. Indeed, one thing that strikes the listener about the Massenet songs is their brevity; they are not in the least like little operatic scenes but are fully self-contained. They have a great deal of charm, whether in irresistible miniatures like Baiser-Impromptu ("Impromptu Kiss"), slightly longer conceptions like Hymne d'amour, or instrumental pieces that are again not like operatic interludes but are really little orchestral songs without words. Conductor Hervé Niquet, better known for work in early music, is absolutely in tune with these pieces, getting their delicacy with his small Orchestre de chambre de Paris. The pieces are of consistently high quality, and it is no wonder that he was able to attract high-profile singers like Véronique Gens and Cyrille Dubois, as well as a host of interesting up-and-comers, to the project. It is also no wonder that this album of completely unknown music hit the best-seller charts in the summer of 2022.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:26
- Main artist: Hervé Niquet
- Composer: Jules Massenet
- Label: Bru Zane
- Genre: Classical
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24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo
2022 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2022 Palazzetto Bru Zane
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