Michel Plasson - Ravel: Cantates de Rome - Alyssa, Alcyone, Myrrh (2000)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:13:49 | 330 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: EMI Classics | Catalog: 557032
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:13:49 | 330 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: EMI Classics | Catalog: 557032
This is a disc for the Francophile who thinks that they have everything. Myrrha (1901), Alcyone (1902) and Alyssa (1903) are the three cantatas composed by Ravel in his doomed bid for the Paris Conservatoire's prestigious Prix de Rome for composers. Feeling that he was a financial burden on his family, Ravel entered the competition five times in all and was adjudged not talented enough even to proceed to the final round on both his first and the last attempts (1900 and 1905 respectively). By the time of the latter, Ravel was making a name for himself and the scandal that his rejection by the reactionary competition panel provoked led to the resignation of the director of the Conservatoire.
Written for the three occasions that Ravel did reach the final, these cantatas are a curious amalgam of styles. The opening of Alyssa, for instance, is reminiscent of Rimsky-Korsakov, but Gounod and Massenet rapidly come to the fore. Sometimes Ravel is flattering the conservative tastes of the panel, elsewhere his own instincts come to the fore, and on occasions the young composer is being deliberately provocative. Performances are superb, the sublime Veronique Gens being the pick of the soloists. A fascinating disc.
Track List:
1. Alyssa: Prld - Orch Du Capitole De Toulouse/Michel Plasson
2. Alyssa: Elfes Legers, Elfes Errants - Yann Beuron
3. Alyssa: La-bas, Tout La-bas - Veronique Gens/Yann Beuron
4. Alyssa: On Dirait Un Bruit Lointain D'armures - Yann Beuron/Veronique Gens
5. Alyssa: Le Barde, Porte-glaive! - Yann Beuron/Ludovic Tezier/Veronique Gens
6. Alyssa: Puisqu'en Vain Pour Eux Je Supplie - Ludovic Tezler/Yann Beuron/Veronique Gens
7. Alcyone: Prld - Orch Du Capitole De Toulouse/Michel Plasson
8. Alcyone: A L'horizon Les Voiles Blanches Ont Disparu - Mireille Delunsch/Beatrice Uria-Monzon
9. Alcyone: Description Symphonique - Orch Du Capitole De Toulouse/Michel Plasson
10. Alcyone: Ah! Dieux Puissants - Mireille Delunsch
11. Alcyone: Mon Aime! Mon Aime! - Mireille Delunsch/Paul Groves
12. Alcyone: Ma Fille, Mon Enfant! Qu'as-tu? - Beatrice Uria-Monzon/Mireille Delunsch/Paul Groves
13. Myrrha: Prld - Orch Du Capitole De Toulouse/Michel Plasson
14. Myrrha: Me Voici Seul Enfin - Paul Groves
15. Myrrha: Ainsi Qu'un Signal Dans Le Ciel Passe - Norah Ansellem/Paul Groves
16. Myrrha: Que Tu Peux Retrouver De Nouveaux Soldats - Norah Ansellem/Paul Groves
17. Myrrha: Tu Ne Passeras Pas, O Roi - Marc Barrard/Norah Ansellem/Paul Groves
18. Myrrha: Arriere Donc! - Paul Groves/Marc Barrard/Norah Amsellem
Performers:
Véronique Gens - soprano
Yann Beuron - tenor
Ludovic Tézier - baritone
Mireille Delunsch - soprano
Béatrice Uria-Groves - mezzo-soprano
Paul Groves - tenor
Norah Amsellem - soprano
Marc Barrard - baritone
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson - conductor
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