Aimer et mourir (Danses et mélodies)

 
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MAURICE RAVEL / HENRI DUPARC
Aimer et mourir (Danses et mélodies)
Robin Ticciati, Magdalena Kozena / Deustches Symphonie Orchestra Berlin

[ Linn Records / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 28 September 2018

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September 2018 marks the start of Robin Ticciati's second season as Music Director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the release of his second recording with his new orchestra.

The partnership's critically acclaimed debut of Debussy and Fauré led MusicWeb International to comment: '[this] certainly whets the appetite for future releases from Robin Ticciati with the DSO Berlin.'

This second all-French programme sees Magdalena Kožená return to perform a selection of songs by Henri Duparc alongside orchestral music by his fellow countryman Maurice Ravel.

The popular Suite No. 2 from Ravel's epoch making ballet Daphnis et Chloé showcases Ticciati's flair for highlighting intricacies of detail and colour; listen as the beautifully descriptive sunrise (Lever du jour) bursts into vivid, multi-hued life.

In Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales Ticciati creates a well-paced, yet graceful, Impressionist swirl with clearly defined textures and shimmering orchestral colours.

Duparc's mélodies, which Ravel himself described as 'works of genius', sound particularly opulent in their orchestral scoring; the warm tones of Kožená's ravishing voice provide a perfect match.

"November 2018
The prevailing mood of the first two thirds of the disc is one of heady sensuality, rooted in careful appraisal of sonority and texture and in a fondness for, and an ability to sustain, slower than usual speeds...Kožená, in glorious voice throughout, lets Duparc's vocal lines do the work rather than edging towards declamation. It's all utterly beguiling." Gramophone Editor's Choice November 2018

Tracks:

Maurice Ravel
1. Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

Henri Duparc
2. L'invitation au voyage
3. Au pays où se fait la guerre
4. Chanson triste
5. Phidylé

Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales (orch. Ravel)
1. 6. Modéré
2. 7. Assez lent
3. 8. Modéré
4. 9. Assez animé
10. Presque lent
11. Assez vif
12. Moins vif
13. Épilogue: Lent

Henri Duparc
14. Aux étoiles