Justina Gringyte - Bizet: 20 Songs, Op. 21 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This Ondine debut album by the award-winning Lithuanian mezzo-soprano Justina Gringyte, one of the foremost rising stars of the opera world, and pianist Malcolm Martineau is her first solo album and the complete recording of Georges Bizet's (1838-1875) long-forgotten masterpiece, Vingt Melodies (20 Songs), Op. 21. Year 2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Bizet, one of the greatest French composers of all time. During his short career of little more than twenty years Bizet composed a substantial quantity of music, including 15 operas. Bizet has been compared with Mozart in his sensitivity to the human voice and understanding of it's expressive potential. Several of Bizet's operas predate his twenty songs Opus 21, written between 1854 and 1872. Anyone new to these songs, a collection including many masterpieces, may wonder how music of such consistent quality could be so neglected! Clearly, they must be ranked among Bizet's most representative works. Album Tracks 1. Chanson D'avril (Vingt Mélodies No. 1) 2. Matin (Vingt Mélodies No. 2) 3. Vieille Chanson (Vingt Mélodies No. 3) 4. Adieux de L'hôtesse Arabe (Vingt Mélodies No. 4) 5. Rêve de la Bien-Aimée (Vingt Mélodies No. 5) 6. J'aime L'amour (Vingt Mélodies No. 6) 7. Vous Ne Priez Pas! (Vingt Mélodies No. 7) 8. Ma Vie a Son Secret (Vingt Mélodies No. 8) 9. Pastorale (Vingt Mélodies No. 9) 10. Sérénade (Vingt Mélodies No. 10) 11. Berceuse (Vingt Mélodies No. 11) 12. Canson Du Fou (Vingt Mélodies No. 12) 13. Absence (Vingt Mélodies No. 13) 14. Douce Mer (Vingt Mélodies No. 14) 15. Après L'hiver (Vingt Mélodies No. 15) 16. Coccinelle (Vingt Mélodies No. 16) 17. Chant D'amour! (Vingt Mélodies No. 17) 18. Je N'en Dirai Rien! (Vingt Mélodies No. 18) 19. Esprit Saint (Vingt Mélodies No. 19) 20. Tarentelle (Vingt Mélodies No. 20)