Emoke Baräth & Emese Virágh - Debussy: Songs (2017)

Tracklist
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01. Nuit d'etoiles
02. Fleur des bles
03. Pantomime
04. En sourdine
05. Romance, L. 43: Mandoline
06. Clair de lune
07. Fantoches
08. Fete galante
09. Beau soir
10. 2 Romances: No. 2. Les cloches
11. Paysage sentimental
12. Voici que le printemps
13. Apparition
14. Rondeau
15. Musique
16. Romance
17. La romance d'Ariel
18. 2 Romances: No. 1. L'ame evaporee
19. Dans le jardin
20. Les angelus
21. 3 Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90: No. 1. La flûte de Pan
22. 3 Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90: No. 2. La chevelure
23. 3 Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90: No. 3. Le tombeau des Naïades


The genre of melodie underwent a great deal of change between Claude Debussy’s date of birth and the publication of his first songs in 1879. With some simplification, one could say that this was the period when the French song grew to become an established form of high art music, when it left behind the features of the earlier, simpler genre, the romance, once and forever. German models played a pivotal role in this transformation process, as they did elsewhere in 19th century French music. The major impact was made by the refined complexity of Schubert’s Lieder, the dramatic treatment of the vocal and piano parts, the idea that the piano accompaniment can be much more than mere acoustic tapestry behind the simple but attractive solo voice and it can be a real partner of the latter. Here the song is a drama involving at least two protagonists. This album features some of the best French songs of the era performed by the wonderful soprano, Emoke Baráth, accompanied on the piano by her former teacher at the Liszt Academy of Music, Emese Virág.

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