034571175232

L'invitation Au Voyage - Melodies From La Belle Epoque

John Mark Ainsley, Graham Johnson

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDA67523

Release Date:  01 June 2006

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  034571175232

Genres:  Classical  Vocal  

  • Description

    This latest recital from the eternal spring of Graham Johnson’s pioneering research is entitled L’invitation au voyage (four settings of the famous Baudelaire text are included) and takes us on a fascinating armchair tour of twenty-four melodies from ‘La belle epoque’, that period of ‘settled and comfortable life in France preceding the First World War’ (Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable). No fewer than eight composers are new to the Hyperion catalogue, already so rich in French song, and while these microcosms of salon charm are rarely sublime, every note is eminently civilise.
    So change the wallpaper for something a bit more fin de siècle, allow yourself to join Graham Johnson and the exquisite John Mark Ainsley for a magical hour-and-a-half (time allowed for the refilling of glasses, of course).
    Comprehensively annotated and generously illustrated, this new addition to The Hyperion French Song Edition is essential for anyone with a care for a time when nothing really mattered.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. L'invitation Au Voyage
      • 2. Depart
      • 3. Bonjour, Suzon!
      • 4. Regrets!
      • 5. La Cigale Et La Fourmi
      • 6. La Chauve-Souris Et Les Deux Belettes
      • 7. Le Spectre De La Rose
      • 8. Oh! Quand Je Dors
      • 9. Chanson Du Berger
      • 10. Guitare
      • 11. L'invitation Au Voyage
      • 12. Viens!
      • 13. Madrid
      • 14. Comment, Disaient-Ils
      • 15. Soupir
      • 16. Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes
      • 17. L'Invitation Au Voyage
      • 18. Ici-Bas
      • 19. Serenade
      • 20. Psyche
      • 21. Les Papillons
      • 22. La Chanson Des Blondes
      • 23. Danse Indienne
      • 24. L'invitation Au Voyage

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