(2CD) COMPLETE MELODIES

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French composer Maurice Ravel may be well known for his instrumental music, in particular the orchestral work Bolero, but it is his vocal compositions that fully encapsulate the shimmering colours of early-20th century music. Spanning an important period of Ravel's career, from 1893 up to 1932, this release is an integral recording of Ravel's songs, with both piano accompaniment and Ravel's original scoring for ensemble. Many of the works reveal Ravel's affinity with other cultures and his penchant for the exotic; from the Chansons madecasses, or 'Madagascan songs', to the Spanish-themed Habanera (a tribute to his part-Basque heritage) and the Cinq Melodies populaires grecques, Ravel used the freedom of rarely-explored cultures to throw off his usual restraint and employ new, exciting harmonies and musical innovations. His use of dissonances comes to the fore in this last work, particularly on the second and seventh notes. At other points, he experimented with bitonality, as in the Trois Poemes de Stephane Mallarme, clearly influenced by Stravinsky and
Schoenberg, which reveal a new penchant for challenging conventional harmony. His careful scoring, however - Ravel saw the orchestration of his music as a task equally as demanding as composition - allows the delicacy of the music to shine through. This album contains all of Ravel's vocal music, featuring four renowned singers supported by the Ensemble Contemporaneo dell'Umbria. Soprano Monica Piccinini, a major operatic performer who is debuting at La Scala later in 2015, is joined by mezzosopranos Elisabetta Lombardi and Sophie Marilley, both of whom have performed in opera houses across Europe, and German baritone Christian Immler, whose previous CD releases have been awarded the prestigious Diapason d'Or and Diapason Decouverte.
An important and prestigious new recording: the complete songs (melodies) by Ravel!
Ravel's oeuvre is relatively small, and his songs form an essential part of it. Exquisite, refined, exotic, full of colouristic effects and unheard-of timbres, they are a cornerstone of the 20th century song repertoire.
This new recording contains the complete songs, accompanied by piano or by instrumental ensemble.
Beautiful performances by 4 young singers: Monica Piccinini, Elisabetta Lombardi, Sophie Marilley and tenor Christian Immler. All of these vocalists are enjoying successful careers, singing in prestigious opera houses all over Europe. Christian Immler's earlier recordings have won the prestigious Diapason d'Or.

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[CD1]
Ballade de la reine morte d'aimer in D Minor, M. 4
Un grand sommeil noir in C-Sharp Minor, M. 6
Sainte in G Minor, M. 9
Chanson du rouet in E Major, M. 15
Si morne ! in F-Sharp Minor, M. 16
Epigrammes de Clement Marot, M. 21: I. D'Anne qui me jecta de la neige. Tres lent in G-Sharp Minor
Epigrammes de Clement Marot, M. 10: II. D'Anne jouant de l'espinette. Tres leger et d'un rythme precis in C-Sharp Minor
Manteau de fleurs, M. 39: Modere in D-Sharp Minor
Sheherazade, M. 41/1-3:
I. Asie
II. La flute enchantee
III. L'Indifferent
Cinq melodies populaires grecques, M.A 9: I. Chanson de la mariee. Modere in G Minor
M.A. 10: II. La-bas, vers l'eglise. Andante G-Sharp Minor
M.A. 4: III. Quel galant m'est comparable. Allegro in G Major
M.A 5: IV. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques. Lento in A Major
M.A 11: V. Tout gai!. Allegro in B-Flat Major
Noel des jouets in E Minor-E Major, M. 47: Pas vite
Les grands vents venus d'outremer, M. 48: Modere, tres agite in E-Flat Major
Histoires naturelles, M. 50:
Le paon. Sans hate et noblemen in F Major
Le grillon. Placide in A Minor
Le cygne. Lent in B Major
Le martin-pecheur. On ne peut plus lent in F-Sharp Major
La pintade. Assez vite in E Major
[CD2]
Vocalise-etude en forme de habanera, M. 51: I. Presque lent et avec indolence in G Minor
Sur l'herbe, M. 53: I. Modere in C-Sharp Major
Tripatos, M.A 13: "Mains qui n'ont pas pu le soleil"
Chants populaires, M.A 17/1-5:
I. Chanson espagnole. Andantino in B-Flat Major
II. Chanson francaise. Allegretto in C Major
III. Chanson italienne. Largamente, quasi piacere, portando le note in E-Flat Major
IV. Chanson hebraique. Allegro moderato
V.Chanson ecossaise
Trois poemes de Stephane Mallarme, M. 64/1-3:
I. Soupir. Lent in G Major
II. Placet futile. Tres modere in F Major
III. Surgi de la croupe et du bond. Lent in C Major
Deux Melodies hebraiques:
I. Kaddisch. Lent in C Major
II. L'Enigme eternelle. Tranquillo in E Major
Trois Chansons:
I. Nicolette. Allegro moderato in A Minor
II.Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis. Moderato in F Minor
III. Ronde. Allegro in A Major
Ronsard a son ame, M. 75
Chansons madecasses, M. 78
Reves, M. 79
Don Quichotte a Dulcinee, M. 85:
I. Chanson Romanesque. Moderato in B-Flat Minor, B-Flat Major
II. Chanson epique. Molto moderato in F Major
III. Chanson a boire. Allegro in C Major

Monica Piccinini soprano, Filippo Farinelli piano, Giacomo Menna cello, Ecu Ensemble, Marco Momi conductor