Ecu Ensemble & Marco Momi - Ravel: Complete Mélodies (2015)

Tracklist

01. Ballade de la reine morte d'aimer in D Minor, M. 4
02. Un grand sommeil noir in C-Sharp Minor, M. 6
03. Sainte in G Minor, M. 9
04. Chanson du rouet in E Major, M. 15
05. Si morne! in F-Sharp Minor, M. 16
06. Épigrammes de Clément Marot, M. 21: I. D'anne qui me jecta de la neige. Très lent in G-Sharp Minor
07. Épigrammes de Clément Marot, M. 10: II. D'anne jouant de l'espinette. Très léger et d'un rythme précis in C-Sharp Minor
08. Manteau de fleurs, M. 39: Modéré in D-Sharp Minor
09. Shéhérazade, M. 41/1: I. Asie
10. Shéhérazade, M. 41/2: II. La flûte enchantée
11. Shéhérazade, M. 41/3: III. L'indifférent
12. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, M.A 9: I. Chanson de la mariée. Modéré in G Minor
13. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, M.A. 10: II. Là-Bas, vers l'église. Andante G-Sharp Minor
14. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, M.A. 4: III. Quel galant m'est comparable. Allegro in G Major
15. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, M.A 5: IV. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques. Lento in A Major
16. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, M.A 11: V. Tout gai!. Allegro in B-Flat Major
17. Noël des jouets in E Minor-E Major, M. 47: Pas vite
18. Les grands vents venus d'outremer, M. 48: Modéré, très agité in E-Flat Major
19. Histoires naturelles, M. 50: I. Le paon. Sans hâte et noblemen in F Major
20. Histoires naturelles, M. 50: Le grillon. Placide in A Minor
21. Histoires naturelles, M. 50: Le cygne. Lent in B Major
22. Histoires naturelles, M. 50: Le martin-pêcheur. On ne peut plus lent in F-Sharp Major
23. Histoires naturelles, M. 50: La pintade. Assez vite in E Major
24. Vocalise-Étude en forme de habanera, M. 51: I. Presque lent et avec indolence in G Minor
25. Sur l'herbe, M. 53: I. Modéré in C-Sharp Major
26. Tripatos, M.A 13: "Mains qui n'ont pas pu le soleil"
27. Chants populaires, M.A 17/1: I. Chanson espagnole. Andantino in B-Flat Major
28. Chants populaires, M.A 17/2: II. Chanson française. Allegretto in C Major
29. Chants populaires, M.A 17/3: III. Chanson italienne. Largamente, quasi piacere, portando le note in E-Flat Major
30. Chants populaires, M.A 17/4: IV. Chanson hébraïque. Allegro moderato
31. Chants populaires, M.A 17/5: V. Chanson ecossaise
32. Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64/1: I. Soupir. Lent in G Major
33. Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64/2: II. Placet futile. Très modéré in F Major
34. Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64/3: III. Surgi de la croupe et du bond. Lent in C Major
35. Deux Mélodies hébraïques, M.A 22/1: Kaddisch. Lent in C Major
36. Deux Mélodies hébraïques, M.A 22/2: L'énigme éternelle. Tranquillo in E Major
37. Trois Chansons, M. 69: I. Nicolette. Allegro moderato in A Minor
38. Trois Chansons, M. 69: II.trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis. Moderato in F Minor
39. Trois Chansons, M. 69: III. Ronde. Allegro in A Major
40. Ronsard à son âme, M. 75
41. Chansons madécasses, M. 78: I. Nahandove. Andante quasi allegretto
42. Chansons madécasses, M. 78: II. Aoua. Andante
43. Chansons madécasses, M. 78: I. Il est doux. Lento
44. Rêves, M. 79
45. Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, M. 85: I. Chanson Romanesque. Moderato in B-Flat Minor, B-Flat Major
46. Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, M. 85: II. Chanson épique. Molto moderato in F Major
47. Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, M. 85: III. Chanson à boire. Allegro in C Major


French composer Maurice Ravel may be well known for his instrumental music, in particular the orchestral work Boléro, 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 madécasses, or ‘Madagascan songs’, to the Spanish‐themed Habanera (a tribute to his part‐Basque heritage) and the Cinq Mélodies 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 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, 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 Découverte...

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