Being Beauteous
Debussy and Britten set poems by Verlaine and Rimbaud
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GEN 16430 EAN: 4260036254303
8.7.2016Special offer18.90 € 16.90 €
Claude Debussy and Benjamin Britten brilliantly captured the sheer beauty and ecstasy of French poetry in their vivid and colorful songs. And acclaimed Hamburg-based soprano Eva Resch has interpreted these jewels with the same sensuality on her second GENUIN CD, with each song more beautiful than the next – from the sounds of the mandolin as they strike up a serenade in Debussy to Britten’s plaintive “Farewell” (Départ). With Eva Resch and her prize-winning pianist François Salignat, we’re immediately hooked on moonlight and weeping hearts…
For Lyrics in English, please open this PDF.
Nominated for the 2016 German Record Critics' Award
Fanfare
"the voice softens beautifully, and again the clarity of her French is exceptional."
Review on the magazine Fanfare by Barnaby Rayfield, 12/16/2016
Eva Resch Soprano
François Salignat Piano
Claude Debussy and Benjamin Britten brilliantly captured the sheer beauty and ecstasy of French poetry in their vivid and colorful songs. And acclaimed Hamburg-based soprano Eva Resch has interpreted these jewels with the same sensuality on her second GENUIN CD, with each song more beautiful than the next – from the sounds of the mandolin as they strike up a serenade in Debussy to Britten’s plaintive “Farewell” (Départ). With Eva Resch and her prize-winning pianist François Salignat, we’re immediately hooked on moonlight and weeping hearts…
For Lyrics in English, please open this PDF.
Nominated for the 2016 German Record Critics' Award
Fanfare
"the voice softens beautifully, and again the clarity of her French is exceptional."
Review on the magazine Fanfare by Barnaby Rayfield, 12/16/2016
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Tracklist
- Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Lieder after poems by Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)
Mandoline - Fêtes galantes I
- Ariettes oubliées
- Trois mélodies
- Fêtes galantes II
- Fanfare
- Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Les Illuminations, Op. 18 after poems by Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891)
Villes - Phrase
- Antique
- Royauté
- Marine
- Interlude
- Being Beauteous
- Parade
- Départ
Claude Debussy and Benjamin Britten brilliantly captured the sheer beauty and ecstasy of French poetry in their vivid and colorful songs. And acclaimed Hamburg-based soprano Eva Resch has interpreted these jewels with the same sensuality on her second GENUIN CD, with each song more beautiful than the next – from the sounds of the mandolin as they strike up a serenade in Debussy to Britten’s plaintive “Farewell” (Départ). With Eva Resch and her prize-winning pianist François Salignat, we’re immediately hooked on moonlight and weeping hearts…
For Lyrics in English, please open this PDF.
Nominated for the 2016 German Record Critics' Award
Fanfare
"the voice softens beautifully, and again the clarity of her French is exceptional."
Review on the magazine Fanfare by Barnaby Rayfield, 12/16/2016