Sandrine Piau - Enchantresses - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This Orchid Classics Presents the First Volume, Consisting of the First Four Symphonies, of the Copenhagen Philharmonic's New and Complete Traversal of Ludwig Van Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 1-9 with Their Chief Conductor, Lan Shui. Typically for This Orchestra, When Playing Beethoven and Other Classical Repertoire, the Modern Timpani and Brass Instruments Are Changed for Copies of Instruments from Beethoven's Time, Resulting in a Unique and Compelling Sound. As It's Chief Conductor Since the 2007/08 Season, Mr. Shui and the Copenhagen Philharmonic Have Been Garnering Considerable International Critical Acclaim for Their Concert and Recording Efforts. Founded in 1843, the Copenhagen Philharmonic Is One of Five Nationally-Supported Danish Orchestras Charged Collectively with Bringing Classical Music to the Entire Country, As Well As Engaging in Activities Aimed at the Dissemination of Classical Music and Culture to Children and Young Adults, Both Inside and Outside the School Environment.

Sandrine Piau and the pianist David Kadouch have formed a new duo whose first concerts have been enthusiastically received. As is her won't, the French soprano enjoys intermingling languages and the worlds of different composers and poets around a theme; here Schubert, Liszt, Wolf and Clara Schumann rub shoulders with Lili Boulanger, Duparc and Debussy. Sandrine Piau explains 'The promise of new horizons, the joy of new encounters the journey in all it's forms was the common thread of this recital for David and me. From the quest for a longed-for yet inaccessible elsewhere to the ultimate transition to death, it maps out our aspirations, our obstacles and the Inchjoyous getawaysInch offered to us by the whirlwind of life. She quotes a beautiful poem often attributed to Pablo Neruda 'He dies slowly who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not know how to find grace in his own eyes.'

Clair Obscur (Alpha 727), dedicated to German lieder with orchestra, explored the antagonism between light and shadow. Reflet conjures up the nuances and transparencies of French melodies. There is in r eflection the idea of an echo, the shadow of a disquieting double, of a plural, diffracted sparkle... A clash of deceptive mirages, a kaleidoscope of senses and flashes of light, it interweaves in strange parallels the score of our lives, adorned with gold and illusionsInch, writes Sandrine Piau. Berlioz, Gauthier, Britten, Hugo, Verlaine, Baudelaire, Duparc, Koechlin, Ravel, Mallarmé... The encounters between these composers and poets Inchcreate in me a firework display of colours and shimmersInch, concludes the French soprano, who is making her 14th recording for Alpha Classics.