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Founded in 2017 by young choral and orchestral conductor Guillemette Daboval, the Ensemble Esquisses is an all-female choir with an ever-changing line-up made up of singers who have only recently graduated from their studies. With one shared desire, the ensemble are drawn to repertoire for equal voices and unison, which the young choristers explore throughout Par un Matin, the group’s debut album released on the Evidence label. The sophisticated programme offers a selective view of the 20th and 21st centuries, with André Caplet’s “Messe à 3 Voix”, Chausson's elegiac “Chant Funèbre Op.28” and Poulenc's “Litanies à la Vierge Noire” as well as a world premiere of Olivier Kaspar's “Chansons Erotiques” (inspired by bawdy texts from the 16th century) and the “Agnus” from composer Caroline Marçot. The task of singing with equal voices is an extremely difficult one since it requires an extremely heightened ability to listen to each other’s voices, as well as a great deal of self-sacrifice in search of a collective timbre. This state of mind often requires years of work and, more specifically, maturity. We’re not sure what type of magic is at work here, but the combined effort of Guillemette Daboval and her singers has produced something of striking purity. There are real layers at play here: the textures, the melodic accents and inflections, the roundness of the melismas. The precision of movement becomes all the more impressive in this kaleidoscopic choice of repertoires, which is also highly erudite. Daboval and the Esquisses members have succeeded in creating their own signature sound with their very first performance, and all with breathtaking ease, something that other renowned choirs can take years to perfect. Just as we have in the past spoken about the ‘Voces8 timbre’, the ‘Tenebrae timbre’ and the ‘Deller Consort timbre’, here we are witnessing the birth of the ‘Esquisses timbre’. Qobuzissime! © Pierre Lamy/Qobuz
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Messe à trois voix (André Caplet)
André Caplet, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
André Caplet, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
André Caplet, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
André Caplet, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
André Caplet, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
Chansons érotiques (Olivier Kaspar)
Olivier Kaspar, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist - Marie Le Guern, Harp, MainArtist - Manon Souchard, Horn, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
Olivier Kaspar, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist - Marie Le Guern, Harp, MainArtist - Manon Souchard, Horn, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
Olivier Kaspar, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist - Marie Le Guern, Harp, MainArtist - Manon Souchard, Horn, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
Olivier Kaspar, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist - Marie Le Guern, Harp, MainArtist - Manon Souchard, Horn, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
Olivier Kaspar, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist - Marie Le Guern, Harp, MainArtist - Manon Souchard, Horn, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
Ernest Chausson, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist - Marie Le Guern, Harp, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
Caroline Marçot, Composer - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
Francis Poulenc, Composer - Fanny Cousseau, Organ, MainArtist - Ensemble Esquisses, Choir, MainArtist - Guillemette Daboval, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
Album review
Founded in 2017 by young choral and orchestral conductor Guillemette Daboval, the Ensemble Esquisses is an all-female choir with an ever-changing line-up made up of singers who have only recently graduated from their studies. With one shared desire, the ensemble are drawn to repertoire for equal voices and unison, which the young choristers explore throughout Par un Matin, the group’s debut album released on the Evidence label. The sophisticated programme offers a selective view of the 20th and 21st centuries, with André Caplet’s “Messe à 3 Voix”, Chausson's elegiac “Chant Funèbre Op.28” and Poulenc's “Litanies à la Vierge Noire” as well as a world premiere of Olivier Kaspar's “Chansons Erotiques” (inspired by bawdy texts from the 16th century) and the “Agnus” from composer Caroline Marçot. The task of singing with equal voices is an extremely difficult one since it requires an extremely heightened ability to listen to each other’s voices, as well as a great deal of self-sacrifice in search of a collective timbre. This state of mind often requires years of work and, more specifically, maturity. We’re not sure what type of magic is at work here, but the combined effort of Guillemette Daboval and her singers has produced something of striking purity. There are real layers at play here: the textures, the melodic accents and inflections, the roundness of the melismas. The precision of movement becomes all the more impressive in this kaleidoscopic choice of repertoires, which is also highly erudite. Daboval and the Esquisses members have succeeded in creating their own signature sound with their very first performance, and all with breathtaking ease, something that other renowned choirs can take years to perfect. Just as we have in the past spoken about the ‘Voces8 timbre’, the ‘Tenebrae timbre’ and the ‘Deller Consort timbre’, here we are witnessing the birth of the ‘Esquisses timbre’. Qobuzissime! © Pierre Lamy/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:40
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ensemble Esquisses Guillemette Daboval
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Evidence (LTR)
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) Choral Music (Choirs)
2023 Evidence, a label of Little Tribeca 2023 Ensemble Esquisses
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