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Nuits - Véronique Gens; I Giardini
ALPHA 589 (Palazzetto Bru Zane, CD)
NEW RELEASE
Playing time: 61'41"
Tracks: 14
Booklet pages: 48
© 2020 Palazzetto Bru Zane, Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Main country of recording: Belgium
Country of manufacture: Austria
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Listen: Guillaume Lekeu: Nocturne (track 1, 0:02-0:56)
Véronique Gens, soprano
I Giardini:
Shuichi Okada, violin
Pablo Schatzman, violin
Léa Hennino, viola
Pauline Buet, cello
David Violi, piano
Crépuscule. Nuit D'Amour
Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894):
1 Nocturne (Trois Poèmes)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
2 La lune blanche luit dans le bois (La bonne chanson)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
3 L'Île inconnue (Les nuits d'été)
Rêve. Nuit d'ailleurs
Fernand de la Tombelle (1854-1928) transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
4 Orientale
Jules Massenet (1842-1912) transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
5 Nuit d'espagne
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
6 Désir de l'orient
Cauchemar. Nuit d'angoisse
Ernest Chausson (1855-1889):
7 Chanson perpétuelle
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
8 La lugubre gondole for cello and piano
Guy Ropartz (1864-1955) transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
9 Ceux qui, parmi les morts d'amour (Quatre poèmes)
Gabriel Fauré transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
10 Après un rêve
Ivresse. Nuit de fête
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937):
11 Molto vivace (Quintette avec piano No 1 Op 7)
Marcel Louiguy (1916-1991) transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
12 La vie en rose
André Messager (1853-1929) transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
13 J'ai deux amants (L'amour masqué)
Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) transcribed by Alexandre Dratwicki:
14 La dernière valtz (une revue)
Recorded 26-29 August 2019 at Salle Philharmonique de Liège, Belgium