With the works recorded here, we are fully in the Slavic and Germanic choral tradition of the second half of the 19th century - otherwise said, in the heart of Romanticism. Besides the unique beauty which characterizes these songs, we find an almost perfect synthesis between text and music - in the style of a lied. The majority of the CD is devoted to Dvorak's 'Moravian Songs', largely influenced by popular melody. This is followed by Rachmaninoff's 'Six Chorales', where we can clearly hear his signature in the piano accompaniment. Closing the disc is a collection of lyrical small choral works signed by Rheinberger, composed from a series of poems praising nature. The 21 children who form the Maitrise des Bouches du Rhone are to be commended for (in addition to their musical execution of a particularly difficult program) their pronunciation of Russian, Czech and German, as they sing in the original languages. Performers: La Matrise des Bouches du Rhone Samuel Coquard, director Magali Frandon, piano Track Listing: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) Six choeurs avec piano op.15 1. Gloire au peuple 2. La nuit 3. Le pin 4. Les vagues sommeillent 5. La captivite 6. L'ange Anton Dvorak (1841 - 1904) Treize chants moraves op.32 7. Et je t'echapperai 8. Vole, petit oiseau 9. Si la faux etait aiguisee 10. Separation a l'amiable 11. Le petit champ de Slavikov 12. Le pigeon dans l'erable 13. Eau et larmes 14. Modeste 15. La bague 16. S'il reverdit 17. La prisonniere 18. Consolation 19. L'eglantier Deux chants moraves sans no d'op 20. Sous mon toit 21. La vie a l'armee Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839 - 1901) Maitag, ein lyrisches intermezzo op. 64 22. Au petit matin 23. Ballade 24. Le repos de midi 25. Jeu de rimes 26. Retour a la maison Timing: 73.45 |
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