Contes [CD]
Sandrine Piau and David Kadouch are reuniting for a project that the French soprano conceived as the second part of a diptych begun with Voyage intime (Alpha 911). This time we enter the world of childhood, but even though this album is called Contes, 'these aren't stories for children,' says David Kadouch. Actually, these stories might even present themselves in a way that provokes anxiety-dark and menacing Sandrine Piau continues: 'Folk tales and legends often serve as an initiation, and they also act providentially as pebbles that guide us through the forest of our most secret atavistic fears.' With their well-known and recognised expertise, Piau and Kadouch bring together composers from a variety of linguistic and artistic backgrounds-Hahn, Debussy, Ravel, Wolf, Strauss, Zemlinsky, Poulenc, Shostakovich-and introduce us to fascinating female composers such as Jeanne Bernard (1895-1965), Wally Karnevo (1914-2015), Louise Didier (1872-1955), and Ilse Weber (1903-1944).
Tracklist:
- Trois Chansons de Bilitis~ I. Les petits enfants
- Trois Chansons de Bilitis~ II. Les contes
- Trois Chansons de Bilitis~ III. Berceuse
- À Chloris
- robe de lune
- Premier Livre de Préludes, L. 117: La fille aux cheveux de lin
- Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques~I. Le réveil de la mariée
- Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques~II. Là-bas, vers l’église
- Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques~III. Quel galant m’est comparable
- Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques~IV. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
- Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques~V. Tout gai !
- Sechs Lieder für eine Frauenstimme: No.6 Mausfallensprüchlein
- Mörike-Lieder: No.47 Die Geister am Mummelsee
- Fünf Lieder, Op.41: No.1 Wiegenlied
- Vier Lieder: No.3 Schlummerlied
- Sechs Lieder, Op.22: No.4 Elfenlied
- Mélisande, Op.109
- pluie
- Courte Paille, FP 178~I. Le sommeil
- Courte Paille, FP 178~II. Quelle aventure !
- Courte Paille, FP 178~III. La reine de cœur
- Courte Paille, FP 178~IV. Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Bu
- Courte Paille, FP 178~V. Les anges musiciens
- Courte Paille, FP 178~VI. Le carafon
- Courte Paille, FP 178~VII. Lune d’avril
- Suite of Romances (7) for soprano ; piano trio, Op. 127~Ophelia’s Song
- Belle au bois dormant, L.74
- Wiegala
UPC: 3701624512357
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 10.16.26
Format: CD
Original Release Date: October 16, 2026
Contes [CD]
