Lili Boulanger: The Songs

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Lili Boulanger, who died in 1918 at age 24, was a great composer, and her few works are precious. Clearings in the Sky is a song cycle depicting with amazing insight a young man's sorrow at a failed love affair. Its beautiful melodies are supported by an adventurous harmonic background. Jean-Paul Fouchécourt has the perfect light French tenor and just the right expression for this moving music. The three little piano pieces are lovely miniatures, and as for the four songs, they may never have been recorded before. Beaufort sounds slightly plummy and querulous, but only slightly. Alain Jacquon plays magnificently throughout. With complete texts and translations, this disc is a treasure. --Leslie Gerber

Lili Boulanger: The Songs, Music, Lili Boulanger, Sonia de Beaufort, Alain Jacquon, Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Vocals, Keyboard, Music for Keyboard, Vocal
Les Introuvables de Pierre Fournier
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  • Fantastic Fournier
Les Introuvables de Pierre Fournier

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ASIN: B0000241DO
Release Date: 2002-08-05

Tracks:

  1. Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, H. 7b Op. 101
  2. Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129
  3. Phantasiestke (3 Fantasy Pieces) For Clarinet (Or Cello Or Violin) & Piano, Op
  4. Variations On A Rococo Theme, For Cello & Orchestra (Or Cello & Piano) In A Majo
  5. Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 1 In F Major, Op. 5/1
  6. Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 5/2
  7. Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 3 In A Major, Op. 69
  8. Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102/1
  9. Sonata For Cello & Piano No. 5 In D Major, Op. 102/2
  10. Sonata For Arpeggione & Piano In A Minor, D.821
  11. Pieces For Children Big And Small For Piano, 4 Hands Op. 85
  12. Feldeinsamkeit ("Ich Ruhe Still Im Hohen Gren Gras"), Song For Voice & Piano,
  13. Romance For Cello & Piano, Op. 69
  14. Shylock, Incidental Music And Suite For Tenor & Orch., Op. 57
  15. Mavra, Opera Buffa In One Act
  16. Nocturne For Violin (Or Flute) & Piano
  17. Melody In F, Various Arrangements, Op. 3/1
  18. Introduction & Polonaise Brilliante For Cello & Piano In C Major, Op. 3
  19. Song Without Words For Cello & Piano In D Major, Op. 109
  20. Le Coq D'or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy Petushok), Concert Suite For Orchestra
  21. The Tale Of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57
  22. Carnival Of The Animals, Zoological Fantasy For 2 Pianos & Ensemble
  23. Berceuse, For Violin & Piano (Or Orchestra) In D Major, Op. 16
  24. Tonadillas Al Estilo Antiguo, Songs (10) For Voice & Piano, H. 136
  25. Goyescas (Serenata Goyesca; Dusk), For Piano, H. 63
  26. La Gitana For Violin & Piano (After An 18th Century Arabo-Spanish Gypsy Song)
  27. Papillon, For Cello & Piano, Op. 77
  28. L' Enfant Prodigue, Sce Lyrique For Voices & Orchestra, L. 57
  29. Pie En Forme De Habanera, For Solo Instrument & Keyboard (Arr.)
  30. Kaddisch, Song For Voice & Piano (Modie Hraue No. 1)
  31. O Mensch, Bewein' Dein' Sde Gross, Chorale Prelude For Organ (Orgel-Bhlein N
  32. Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen, Chorale Prelude For Organ, Bwv 727 (Bc K109)
  33. Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I), Chorale Prelude For Organ (Orgel-Bhlein
  34. Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland (I), Chorale Prelude For Organ (Orgel-Bhlein No. 1
  35. Sonata For Cello & Continuo In C Major, G. 6 (Six Sonatas No. 2)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Fantastic Fournier.......2004-02-16

On this 4CD EMI Import, the great cellist Pierre Fournier performs a variety of orchestral and chamber recordings, recorded primarily in mono from the 1940s and early 50s. There are three orchestral works -- Haydn's 2nd Concerto (Kubelik/Philharmonia, 1951), Schumann's Concerto (Sargent/Philharmonia, 1956 in stereo), and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations (Bigot/Lamoureux, 1941). Disc two, and half of disc three, contain Beethoven Cello Sonatas with the great Artur Schnabel, while the fourth disc features a variety of pieces, from Bach and Boccherini to Debussy and Ravel, with pianist Gerald Moore. I'm withholding a fifth star because the collection contains mostly historical recordings, though it certainly captures one of history's greatest cellists in his prime. With that being said, "Les Introuvables de Pierre Fournier" is a must buy for cello entusiasts.
Roberto Alagna - Sacred Songs / Plasson
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Sexy cover
  • Beautiful album.
  • Incredible!
Roberto Alagna - Sacred Songs / Plasson

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002RX2
Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

  1. Ave Maria (After J.S. Bach)
  2. Repentance (Repentir)
  3. Panis Angelicus
  4. Midnight, Christians
  5. O Salutaris hostia
  6. The Procession
  7. 'St. Cecila Mass': Sanctus
  8. Angelic Greeting (Salutations Angelique)
  9. Requiem: Sanctus
  10. Crucifix
  11. Panis Angelicus
  12. Agnus Dei
  13. Panis Angelicus
  14. Pie Jesu

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sexy cover.......2000-12-15

The title of this cd says "Sacred Songs" but I bought is as a Christmas cd and also for the cover. A lot of the selections I've never heard before on a Christmas cd but nonetheless are beautiful and are a nice change of pace from the regular classical Christmas standards except for Boulanger's "Pie Jesu". As beatiful as it sounds, it could be mistaken for Halloween music. Haunting!

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful album........1998-11-27

This album is a "must-have" for those who like really beautiful sacred music.

5 out of 5 stars Incredible!.......1998-10-11

This is one of the most beautiful recordings imaginable. Alagna's interpretation of these spirituals is a must listen for anyone--religious or not. This is excellence from beginning to end.
Like As A Hart-Psalms & Spiritual Songs
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    Like As A Hart-Psalms & Spiritual Songs

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    ASIN: B000003GEH
    Release Date: 1996-02-15

    Tracks:

    1. Settings Of Psalm 42: Sicut Cervus
    2. Settings Of Psalm 42: Wie der Hirsche
    3. Settings Of Psalm 42: Ainsi Qu'on oit le Cerf Bruire
    4. Settings Of Psalm 42: Like as the Hart
    5. Other Psalm Settings: Psalm 24
    6. Other Psalm Settings: Laudate Dominum
    7. Other Psalm Settings: Os Justi
    8. Other Psalm Settings: Psalm 67
    9. Other Psalm Settings: O Taste and See
    10. Other Psalm Settings: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
    11. Three Settings Of The Lord's Prayer: Notre Pere
    12. Three Settings Of The Lord's Prayer: O Padre Nostro
    13. Three Settings Of The Lord's Prayer: Pater Noster
    14. Four Anthems: Te Deum in C
    15. Four Anthems: Draw us in the Spirit's tether
    16. Four Anthems: Blessed are the Men Who Fear Him
    17. Four Anthems: Antiphon
    Women's Voices: Five Centuries of Song
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    • below average voice and interpretation; admirable program
    Women's Voices: Five Centuries of Song
    Ann Silsbee , Barbara Strozzi , Germaine Tailleferre , Elizabeth Vercoe , Pauline Viardot , Gwyneth Walker , Judith Lang Zaimont , and Steven Heyman
    Manufacturer: Leonarda Productions
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    ASIN: B000004AF1
    Release Date: 1997-11-25

    Tracks:

    1. O Death rock me asleepe
    2. Jubilate Deo (Caterina Assandra)
    3. Maria, dolce Maria (Francesca Caccini)
    4. Amor dormiglione (Barbara Strozzi)
    5. Chiamata a nuovi amori (Barbara Strozzi)
    6. Spesso per entro al petto (Barbara Strozzi)
    7. Das Gartner liedchen aus dem Siegwart (Maria Theresia von Paradis)
    8. Ihr solltet geniessen [from the Singspiel Erwin und Elmire] (Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar)
    9. Fr|hzeitiger Fr|hling (Josephine Lang)
    10. Fr|hling (Fanny Mendelssohn)
    11. Liebst du um Schvnheit (Clara Schumann)
    12. Der Gartner (Viardot-Garcia)
    13. Mot kveld [Toward Evening] (Agathe Backer Grxndahl)
    14. Si tout ceci n'est qu'un pauvre rjve [from Clairihres dans le Ciel] (Lili Boulanger)
    15. Berceuse d'Amorique [Lullabye of Brittany] (Irene Wieniawska Paul, pseud. Poldowski)
    16. Mon mari m'a diffamie [from Six Chansons Frangaise] (Germaine Tailleferre)
    17. Plaintes d'Amour (Cicile Chaminade)
    18. F|nf Lieder, Nr. 3, 4, 5: Laue Sommernacht, Bei dir ist es traut, Ich wandle unter Blumen (Alma Mahler)
    19. Minstrel Man [from Three Dream Portraits] (Margaret Bonds
    20. Infant Joy (Rebecca Clarke)
    21. Rogez [from Ayelet Hashakhar (Morning Star)] (Miriam Gideon)
    22. I would live in your love [from Woman's Love] (Eichelberger Ivey)
    23. I Love the Night (Marion Bauer)
    24. Let it be forgotten [from Greyed Sonnets] (Judith Lang Zaimont)
    25. Iris [from Four Songs] (Ann Silsbee)
    26. maggie and millie and mollie and may [from though love be a day] (Gwyneth Walker)
    27. When I am an old woman (Libby Larsen)
    28. Andromeda Rag (Elizabeth Vercoe)

    Album Description

    Neva Pilgrim is known throughout the country for her extensive work with composers, many of whom have written for her. She appears regularly in recital and as soloist with orchestras, having performed with the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Syracuse Symphony and Clarion Concerts. She has concertized in Japan, Canada and Europe and appeared at such festivals as Tanglewood, Marlboro, Chautauqua, Monadnock, and Saratoga Baroque.

    Edward Smith , is known throughout the USA and Europe as a soloist and ensemble performer. H received his Bachelor of Music from Lawrence University, studied composition with Luigi Dallapiccola in Italy, and was a student of Ralph Kirkpatrick at Yale. Mr. Smith was a member of the famed New York Pro Musica from l964-69, was a founding member of the Philidor Trio, and has been a regular performer with the New York Consort of Viols and the Waverly Consort. He presently resides in Verona, Italy.

    Steven Heyman studied at Juilliard and the Hochschule für Müsik in Vienna. He has performed throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe and has received prizes in competitions including the Beethoven Competition in Vienna, the Gina Bachauer, Southern International Competition, the Portland [Maine] Competition and the American Music Scholarship Competition. He was the top American and fourth Laureate in the prestigious Palm Beach Invitational International Piano Competition. Mr. Heyman teaches at Syracuse University and Hamilton College in upstate New York.

    Recording, mastering, graphic design and cover photo "Lizard's Point, Cornwall, England": Marnie Hall. Recorded in the Chapel at Colgate University, 1994. DDD. This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Additional funding provided by Colgate University. © Leonarda Productions, Inc., 1997. All rights reserved.

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars below average voice and interpretation; admirable program.......1999-09-29

    Pilgrim's voice is without expression or feeling, and unfortunately, is with excessive and unstable vibrato. The selections are wide-ranged and interesting. The program has great potential as a comprehensive resource, but it's vocal performance lacks talent, technique, and interpretation.
    Music by Women: A Celebration
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      Music by Women: A Celebration

      Manufacturer: Capstone
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by Clara Wieck SchumannAll Works by Clara Wieck Schumann | Schumann, Clara Wieck | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      Release Date: 2003-07-29
      Clearings in the Sky: Songs by Lili Boulanger and her compatriots
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        Clearings in the Sky: Songs by Lili Boulanger and her compatriots

        Manufacturer: Cedille
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00005B1C2
        Release Date: 2000-01-01

        Tracks:

        1. Vocalise-Etude
        2. Tristesse
        3. En Priere
        4. Reflets
        5. Attente
        6. Le Retour
        7. Piece En Forme De Habanera
        8. Le Jet D'eau
        9. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: I. Elle Etait Descendue Au Bas De La Prairie
        10. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: II. Elle Est Gravement Gaie
        11. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: III. Parfois, Je Suis Triste
        12. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: IV. Un Poete Disait
        13. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: V. Au Pied De Mon Lit
        14. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: VI. Si Tout Ceci N'est Qu'un Pauvre Reve
        15. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: VII. Nous Nous Aimerons Tant
        16. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: VIII. Vous M'avez Regarde Avec Toute Votre Ame
        17. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: IX. Les Lilas Qui Avaient Fleuri
        18. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: X. Deux Ancolies
        19. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: XI. Par Ce Que J'ai Souffert
        20. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: XII. Je Garde Une Medaille D'elle
        21. Clairies Dans Le Ciel: XIII. Demain Fera Un An
        22. Le Sourire
        23. Vocalise-Etude
        24. Dans L'immense Tristesse
        Clearings in the Sky
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          Clearings in the Sky

          Manufacturer: Arabesque
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          ASIN: B00005LE69
          Release Date: 2001-01-01

          Tracks:

          1. Ser, Op.17 No.2
          2. Tomorrow, Op.27 No.4
          3. Cupid, Op.68 No.5
          4. I Would Have Bound A Nosegay, Op.37 No.2
          5. Mother-Talk, Op.43 No.2
          6. Clearings In The Sky: She Had Reached The Low-Lying Meadow
          7. Clearings In The Sky: She Is Solemnly Cheerful
          8. Clearings In The Sky: Sometimes I Am Sad
          9. Clearings In The Sky: A Poet Said...
          10. Clearings In The Sky: At The Foot Of My Bed
          11. Clearings In The Sky: If All This Is But A Poor Dream
          12. Clearings In The Sky: We'll Love Each Other As Long As
          13. Clearings In The Sky: You Gazed At Me With All Your Soul
          14. Clearings In The Sky: The Lilacs Which Had Flowered
          15. Clearings In The Sky: Two Columbines
          16. Clearings In The Sky: Through What I've Suffered
          17. Clearings In The Sky: I Keep A Medallion Of Her
          18. Clearings In The Sky: It Will Be A Year Tomorrow
          19. In My Garden At Night, Op.38 No.1
          20. To Her, Op.38 No.2
          21. Daisies, Op.38 No.3
          22. The Pied Piper, Op.38 No.4
          23. Sleep, Op.38 No.5
          24. A-oo (The Quest), Op.38 No.6
          Introducing Patrice Michaels
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Ahhh Patrice!
          Introducing Patrice Michaels

          Manufacturer: Cedille
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          ASIN: B00004YLF9
          Release Date: 2000-09-19

          Album Description

          The program includes "Monicas Waltz" from Menottis The Medium; a Vivaldi cantata; a Lully divertissement; and songs by Haydn, Colbran, Dalayrac, Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Delibes, Fauré, Honegger, Argento, Vaughan Williams, and Lili Boulanger.

          NEW - Special Budget-priced "Cedille Artist" Compilations The four titles in the series showcase the labels most prolific recording artists (Dmitry Paperno, Easley Blackwood, David Schrader, and Patrice Michaels). If you havent heard these outstanding artists yet, the new, budget-priced Cedille Artist series makes for an easy introduction to these acclaimed, Chicago-based musicians. These generous compilations - all over 70 minutes long - come with many complete works, not just short excerpts. Each is programmed to demonstrate the musicians full range of artistry over a wide variety of music styles.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Ahhh Patrice!.......2001-05-07

          I bought this album (I'm amused to say) not on Amazon, for I had no idea til just now that it was even available here (!), but at a funky music store at the MusicMart in Chicago (Patrice's native haunt, by the way, where people seem to appreciate her worth and talent). What a lovely voice! In a world where opera has its mainstream stars (think Three Tenors and Sarah Brightman, and little Ms. Church), how refreshing it is to hear a voice as pure as it is radiant. Truly a performing artist, she is no doubt best experienced live, but if she is better live than on this cd, she must be pretty darn impressive, don't you think? A supporter and promoter of more obscure yet very worthwhile vocal literature, Michaels here performs her seemingly trademark Lully and Argento, as well as many other wonderful pieces. I especially (as a vocalist) recommend the Argento-his cycles are lovely (most notably the composer-letter cycles, unfortunately but understandably not present here-she can't do it all!). I have seen Patrice in performance, in action at workshops, and love her recordings. I recommend this highly!
          Sacred Songs
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            Sacred Songs

            Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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            ASIN: B000F7M7TK
            Release Date: 2006-06-13

            Tracks:

            1. Ave Maria
            2. Repentir
            3. Panis Angelicus
            4. Minuit, Chretiens!
            5. O Salutaris
            6. La Procession
            7. Sanctus
            8. Salutation Angelique
            9. Sanctus
            10. Crucifix
            11. Panis Angelicus
            12. Agnus Dei
            13. Panis Angelicus
            14. Pie Jesu
            Clearings in the Sky: Songs by Lili Boulanger and her compatriots
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            Clearings in the Sky: Songs by Lili Boulanger and her compatriots

            Manufacturer: Cedille
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            ASIN: B00005090Y
            Release Date: 2000-10-17

            Tracks:

            1. Vocalise-etude (3:14)
            2. Tristesse (2:51)
            3. En priere (2:46)LILI BOULANGER
            4. Reflets (3:02)
            5. Attente (2:21)
            6. Le retour (5:35)MAURICE RAVEL
            7. Piece en forme de Habanera (3:46) CLAUDE DEBUSSY
            8. Le jet d'eau (6:05)LILI BOULANGERClairieres dans le ciel (36:25)
            9. I. Elle etait descendue au bas de la prairie (2:00)
            10. II. Elle est gravement gaie (1:47)
            11. III. Parfois, je suis triste (3:37)
            12. IV. Un poete disait (1:44)
            13. V. Au pied de mon lit (2:23)
            14. VI. Si tout ceci n'est qu'un pauvre reve (2:28)
            15. VII. Nous nous aimerons tant (2:49)
            16. VIII. Vous m'avez regarde avec toute votre ame (1:32)
            17. IX. Les lilas qui avaient fleuri
            18. X. Deux ancolies (1:20)
            19. XI. Par ce que j'ai souffert (3:01)
            20. XII. Je garde une medaille d'elle (1:59)
            21. XIII. Demain fera un an (8:42)OLIVIER MESSIAEN
            22. Le sourire (1:35)ARTHUR HONEGGER
            23. Vocalise-etude (2:11)LILI BOULANGER
            24. Dans l'immense tristesse (5:51)

            Album Description

            Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), younger sister of the more famous Nadia Boulanger, was a brilliant and precocious French composer who dazzled the world of European music at the beginning of the 20th century. At age 19, Lili Boulanger became the first woman to win France's Prix de Rome. In her short career, Boulanger advanced the impressionism of her era, finding her own voice in music that's expressive and luminous, moving and enchanting. Debussy descriptively described her music as "undulating with grace." To place Boulanger's music in context, the CD offers songs by prominent French composers who had a connection to her music. Clairières dans le ciel, Boulanger's 1914 cycle of 13 songs based on poems by Francis Jammes, shows her talent for bringing poetry to life: Through sophisticated harmonic language, mood-evoking chromatics, and her careful choice and use of keys, her music reflects and enhances her chosen texts. Boulanger's four other songs on the recording represent slightly different periods in her seven-year career. Reflets (Reflections) is from 1911 and bears some affinity to Fauré. In Attente (Expectation) and Le retour (The Return), both from 1912, her harmonic language is already more complex and chromatic, enhancing her warm, lyric writing. In contrast, Dans l'immense tristesse (In an Infinite Sadness, 1916), in B-flat minor, conveys the anguish of the lyrics through dark sonorities and dissonant harmonies. Fauré, represented by three songs on the CD, was a Boulanger family friend and an important influence on Lili Boulanger. She never met Debussy, but they knew each other's music (as evidenced by Debussy's glowing comment.) Ravel met Lili Boulanger in Fauré's classes at the Paris Conservatoire, and his aesthetic can be heard in her skillful, colorful writing for piano, as well as for orchestra. Honegger and Messiaen postdate Boulanger in their musical output, but they had meaningful connections to her, and their music suggests possible directions hers might have taken, had she lived longer.

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            5 out of 5 stars INFO.......2006-12-12

            CLEARINGS IN THE SKY: Songs by Lili Boulanger and Compatriots Patrice Michaels, soprano / Rebecca Rollins, piano CDR 90000 054-- -GABRIEL FAURE (1845-1924) 1. Vocalise-etude (3:14) 2. Tristesse (2:51) * * Full Track (.mp3 - stereo - 2.6MB) 3. En priere (2:46) LILI BOULANGER (1893-1918) 4. Reflets (3:02) * *Full Track (.mp3 - stereo - 2.8MB) 5. Attente (2:21) 6. Le retour (5:35) MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) 7. Piece en forme de Habanera (3:46) CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) 8. Le jet d'eau (6:05) LILI BOULANGER Clairieres dans le ciel (36:25) 9. I. Elle etait descendue au bas de la prairie (2:00) * * Excerpt (.mp3 - mono - 240K) 10. II. Elle est gravement gaie (1:47) * * Excerpt (.mp3 - mono - 240K) 11. III. Parfois, je suis triste (3:37) 12. IV. Un poete disait (1:44) 13. V. Au pied de mon lit (2:23) 14. VI. Si tout ceci n'est qu'un pauvre reve (2:28) 15. VII. Nous nous aimerons tant (2:49) 16. VIII. Vous m'avez regarde avec toute votre ame (1:32) 17. IX. Les lilas qui avaient fleuri 18. X. Deux ancolies (1:20) 19. XI. Par ce que j'ai souffert (3:01) 20. XII. Je garde une medaille d'elle (1:59) 21. XIII. Demain fera un an (8:42) OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992) 22. Le sourire (1:35) ARTHUR HONEGGER (1892-1955) 23. Vocalise-etude (2:11) * * *Excerpt (.mp3 - mono - 240K) LILI BOULANGER 24. Dans l'immense tristesse (5:51)--Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), younger sister of the more famous Nadia Boulanger, was a brilliant and precocious French composer who dazzled the world of European music at the beginning of the 20th century. At age 19, Lili Boulanger became the first woman to win France's Prix de Rome. In her short career, Boulanger advanced the impressionism of her era, finding her own voice in music that's expressive and luminous, moving and enchanting. Debussy descriptively described her music as "undulating with grace." To place Boulanger's music in context, the CD offers songs by prominent French composers who had a connection to her music: Fauré, Ravel, Debussy, Messiaen, and Honegger. Clairières dans le ciel, Boulanger's 1914 cycle of 13 songs based on poems by Francis Jammes, shows her talent for bringing poetry to life: Through sophisticated harmonic language, mood-evoking chromatics, and her careful choice and use of keys, her music reflects and enhances her chosen texts. Ms. Michaels describes Clairières as "a major work in the vocal literature, comparable to the other cycles everyone knows. In this genre, I would rank her with Schubert." Ms. Michaels says that preparing the piece was "a huge undertaking" because of its length, technical demands on the singer, ensemble challenges, and extremes of dynamic range and pitch. Ms. Michaels and pianist Rebecca Rollins rehearsed and performed the cycle for two years before recording it. "The music always more than repaid our efforts," Ms. Michaels says.

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