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Nicole Cabell, Craig Terry - Chanson d'avril (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 65:21 minutes | 1,01 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
American lyric soprano Nicole Cabell's 2007 solo debut album was named Editor’s Choice by Gramophone and received an incredible amount of critical acclaim and several prestigious awards. Drawn strongly to the French vocal repertoire, on this 2014 release Cabell explores the world of the chanson, and its direct descendant, the mélodie: France’s answer to the German lied, or art song. The finest of mélodie composers are represented on this collection: Georges Bizet, Henri Duparc, Franz Liszt and Maurice Ravel. Cabell's rich, silky-smooth voice and beautifully nuanced interpretations are supported with sensitivity and elegance by pianist Craig Terry.
The American soprano Nicole Cabell’s recording career has been a curious one. After winning the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2005, she went on to make her prize-winning debut disc, ‘Soprano’ (Decca, 5/07), which – though excellent – was more showcase than recital. Five years later a much quieter release followed in ‘Silver Rain’ (Blue Griffin, 1/13), a disc of songs by Ricky Ian Gordon. Now she returns with perhaps her most thoughtful programme to date.
‘Chanson d’avril’ capitalises on Cabell’s flair for French repertoire, exploring a selection of chansons and mélodies by Bizet, Duparc, Liszt and Ravel. Ideas of the exotic recur throughout, whether in Bizet’s ‘Hôtesse arabe’ or Ravel’s Shéhérazade, evocatively drawn by Cabell’s new depth and range of tone. What was once a supple lyric voice is now heading towards the more muscular lirico-spinto territory and it’s a shift exploited fully – at times a little too fully – here. The two Ravel works – Shéhérazade and Cinq mélodies populaires grecques – are outstanding, finding a range of colour lacking elsewhere. Cabell moves from bell-like sonorities in ‘L’indifférent’ to a muted, hazy loveliness for ‘Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisque’, before ending the cycle with a throwaway shrug of vocal sophistication in ‘Tout gai’, efficiently supported by Craig Terry at the piano. Both the Liszt and Duparc songs however suffer from a little too much force, too much weight in the sound, sacrificing the smaller details of textual nuance – so crucial in the Duparc, especially – for heft. Diction lacks definition, getting all but swept away by a very active vibrato. Cabell’s instrument is only improving and gaining personality, while her musical choices are becoming more creative. ‘Chanson d’avril’ is not her most polished album but it is surely a step towards something more interesting than her easy, early polish.
Tracklist:
01 - Georges Bizet: 20 Melodies: No. 4. Adieux de l'hotesse arabe
02 - Bizet: Ouvre ton coeur (Open Your Heart)
03 - Bizet: 20 Melodies (text by J.F. Regnard and L. Bouilhet): No. 9. Pastorale
04 - Bizet: 20 Melodies (text by J.F. Regnard and L. Bouilhet): No. 1. Chanson d'avril
05 - Henri Duparc: L'Invitation au voyage (version for voice and piano)
06 - Duparc: Chanson triste (version for voice and piano)
07 - Duparc: Au pays où se fait la guerre
08 - Franz Liszt: Enfant, si j’étais roi, S283/2/R571b
09 - Liszt: Oh! quand je dors, S282/1/R569
10 - Liszt: S'il est un charmant gazon, S284/2/R572b
11 - Liszt: Comment disaient-ils, S276/1/R570a
12 - Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade: No. 1. Asie
13 - Ravel: Shéhérazade: No. 2. La flûte enchantée
14 - Ravel: Shéhérazade: No. 3. L’indifférent
15 - Ravel: 5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 1. Chanson de la mariée
16 - Ravel: 5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 2. Là-bas, vers l’église
17 - Ravel: 5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 3. Quel galant m'est comparable
18 - Ravel: 5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 4. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
19 - Ravel: 5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 5. Tout gai!
Produced, Engineered & Mastered by Matthew Snyder.
Recorded on January 2-6, 2013 at Allegro Recordings, Burbank, CA.
Musicians:
Nicole Cabell - soprano
Craig Terry - piano
Analyzed: Nicole Cabell, Craig Terry / Chanson d'avril
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.40 dB -20.58 dB 4:59 01-20 Melodies: No. 4. Adieux de l'hotesse arabe
DR13 -1.57 dB -20.64 dB 2:40 02-Ouvre ton coeur (Open Your Heart)
DR14 -3.20 dB -23.70 dB 3:42 03-20 Melodies (text by J.F. Regnard and L. Bouilhet): No. 9. Pastorale
DR13 -2.96 dB -21.99 dB 2:57 04-20 Melodies (text by J.F. Regnard and L. Bouilhet): No. 1. Chanson d'avril
DR12 -2.49 dB -21.08 dB 4:26 05-L'Invitation au voyage (version for voice and piano)
DR13 -2.21 dB -21.27 dB 3:09 06-Chanson triste (version for voice and piano)
DR12 -3.63 dB -20.51 dB 5:20 07-Au pays où se fait la guerre
DR12 -0.87 dB -19.64 dB 3:06 08-Enfant, si j’étais roi, S283/2/R571b
DR14 -1.95 dB -22.92 dB 5:03 09-Oh! quand je dors, S282/1/R569
DR15 -1.42 dB -21.66 dB 2:07 10-S'il est un charmant gazon, S284/2/R572b
DR12 -4.33 dB -22.29 dB 1:57 11-Comment disaient-ils, S276/1/R570a
DR16 -1.00 dB -24.13 dB 10:30 12-Shéhérazade: No. 1. Asie
DR15 -3.64 dB -26.07 dB 3:38 13-Shéhérazade: No. 2. La flûte enchantée
DR14 -5.72 dB -27.99 dB 3:43 14-Shéhérazade: No. 3. L’indifférent
DR13 -5.53 dB -22.39 dB 1:31 15-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 1. Chanson de la mariée
DR11 -6.40 dB -24.39 dB 1:49 16-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 2. Là-bas, vers l’église
DR13 -5.40 dB -24.33 dB 0:57 17-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 3. Quel galant m'est comparable
DR13 -5.30 dB -25.40 dB 2:57 18-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 4. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
DR12 -5.02 dB -21.16 dB 0:49 19-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 5. Tout gai!
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2189 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.40 dB -20.58 dB 4:59 01-20 Melodies: No. 4. Adieux de l'hotesse arabe
DR13 -1.57 dB -20.64 dB 2:40 02-Ouvre ton coeur (Open Your Heart)
DR14 -3.20 dB -23.70 dB 3:42 03-20 Melodies (text by J.F. Regnard and L. Bouilhet): No. 9. Pastorale
DR13 -2.96 dB -21.99 dB 2:57 04-20 Melodies (text by J.F. Regnard and L. Bouilhet): No. 1. Chanson d'avril
DR12 -2.49 dB -21.08 dB 4:26 05-L'Invitation au voyage (version for voice and piano)
DR13 -2.21 dB -21.27 dB 3:09 06-Chanson triste (version for voice and piano)
DR12 -3.63 dB -20.51 dB 5:20 07-Au pays où se fait la guerre
DR12 -0.87 dB -19.64 dB 3:06 08-Enfant, si j’étais roi, S283/2/R571b
DR14 -1.95 dB -22.92 dB 5:03 09-Oh! quand je dors, S282/1/R569
DR15 -1.42 dB -21.66 dB 2:07 10-S'il est un charmant gazon, S284/2/R572b
DR12 -4.33 dB -22.29 dB 1:57 11-Comment disaient-ils, S276/1/R570a
DR16 -1.00 dB -24.13 dB 10:30 12-Shéhérazade: No. 1. Asie
DR15 -3.64 dB -26.07 dB 3:38 13-Shéhérazade: No. 2. La flûte enchantée
DR14 -5.72 dB -27.99 dB 3:43 14-Shéhérazade: No. 3. L’indifférent
DR13 -5.53 dB -22.39 dB 1:31 15-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 1. Chanson de la mariée
DR11 -6.40 dB -24.39 dB 1:49 16-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 2. Là-bas, vers l’église
DR13 -5.40 dB -24.33 dB 0:57 17-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 3. Quel galant m'est comparable
DR13 -5.30 dB -25.40 dB 2:57 18-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 4. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
DR12 -5.02 dB -21.16 dB 0:49 19-5 Mélodies populaires grecques: No. 5. Tout gai!
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2189 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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