Anastasia Prokofieva - L'heure exquise (2020)

Artist: Anastasia Prokofieva
Title: L'heure exquise
Year Of Release: 2020
Label: Stone Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 60:37 min
Total Size: 223 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: L'heure exquise
Year Of Release: 2020
Label: Stone Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 60:37 min
Total Size: 223 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:
01. Aimons-nous!
02. À une étoile
03. Dans l’été
04. 10 Études latines (Excerpts Arr. for Voice & Piano): No. 7, Tyndaris
05. 20 Songs, Book 1 (excerpts): No. 3, Mai
06. La dame aux Camélias (Excerpts): No. 3, Au fil de l’eau
07. Nocturne
08. 20 Songs, Book 2 (Excerpts): No. 1, Quand la nuit n'est pas étoilée
09. 9 Mélodies retrouvées (Excerpts): No. 5, Naïs
10. 20 Songs, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 1, Rêverie
11. 20 Songs, Book 2 (Excerpts): No. 14, À Chloris
12. 20 Songs, Book 2 (Excerpts): No. 15, Le rossignol des lilas
13. 7 Chansons grises: No. 5, L'heure exquise
14. 20 Songs, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 5, L’énamourée
15. 9 Mélodies retrouvées (Excerpts): No. 4, Chanson
16. 20 Songs, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 14, L’incrédule
17. Adieu!
18. 10 Études latines (Excerpts Arr. for Voice & Piano): No. 10, Phyllis
19. 9 Mélodies retrouvées (Excerpts): No. 8, Ta main
20. Naguère au temps des églantines
21. 20 Songs, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 11, Fêtes galantes
22. 20 Songs, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 13, Fleur fanée
23. 20 Songs, Book 1 (Excerpts): No. 2, Si mes vers avaient des ailes
24. J'ai caché dans la rose en pleurs!
25. La dame aux Camélias (Excerpts): No. 2, Mon rêve était d'avoir
"L'heure exquise is a collection of 25 songs from one of the most admired masters of mélodie of La Belle Epoque: Reynaldo Hahn. The programme features many examples of Hahn’s well-known charming and delicate writing (À Chloris, Le rossignol des lilas, L’énamourée) alongside a number of less familiar melodies, only recently published in collected form. These exquisite illustrations of Hahn's genius (such as À une étoile, Dans l’été) were originally published in journals of the time, while some of the others were discovered posthumously (Naïs, Ta main). Two further rarities, Mon rêve était d’avoir and Au fil de l’eau, belong to the soundtrack of the 1934 film La Dame aux Camélias and were originally performed by Yvonne Printemps.
Anastasia Prokofieva's fresh, bell-like voice together with sensitive accompaniment by Sergey Rybin's lucid sounding piano, create an atmosphere of elegance and sophistication."
Anastasia Prokofieva's fresh, bell-like voice together with sensitive accompaniment by Sergey Rybin's lucid sounding piano, create an atmosphere of elegance and sophistication."