Emmanuel Ceysson - Images. Hommage à Marcel Tournier (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The harpist Emmanuel Ceysson is unanimously recognised for his powerful virtuoso playing. He was appointed principal harp with the Opéra national de Paris at the age of 22, where he remained for nine years before going to the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera of New York for five years; he has been principal harpist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel since 2020. Here he pays tribute to Marcel Tournier (1879-1951), one of the greatest harpist composers in the history of the instrument. The majority of Tournier’s works are for solo harp or voice and harp, but he later added other instruments to certain pieces and so transformed them into chamber works. The works recorded here date from his mature years and show the influence of Debussy, Satie, and Ravel. Emmanuel Ceysson, the Quatuor Voce and Véronique Gens draw our attention to this important composer and to several previously unpublished versions of some of his works, the manuscripts of which have only recently come to light.

TRACKLIST

1. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 1, Op. 29: I. Clair de lune sur l’étang du par
2. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 1, Op. 29: II. Au seuil du temple
3. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 1, Op. 29: III. Lolita la danseuse
4. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: La lettre du jardinier
5. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 3, Op. 35: I. Les ânesses grises sur la route d’El-Azib
6. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 3, Op. 35: II. Danseuse à la fontaine d’Aïn-Draham
7. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 3, Op. 35: III. Soir de fête à Sedjenane
8. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Insomnie
9. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Sonatine, Op. 30: I. Allègrement
10. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Sonatine, Op. 30: II. Calme et expressif
11. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Sonatine, Op. 30: III. Fiévreusement (en souvenir de mon ami Fernand Halphen)
12. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Rêverie de Bouddha
13. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 2, Op. 31: I. Les enfants à la crèche de Noël
14. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 2, Op. 31: II. L’étrange cavalier
15. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 2, Op. 31: III. La marchande de frivolités
16. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Elle est venue, elle a souri
17. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 4, Op. 39: I. La volière magique
18. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 4, Op. 39: II. Cloches sous la neige
19. Emmanuel Ceysson, Véronique Gens & Quatuor Voce - Tournier: Images, Suite No. 4, Op. 39: III. La danse du moujik



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