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Arthur Honegger: Melodies Et Chansons

Holger Falk; Steffen Schleiermacher

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Format: CD

Cat No: MDG6132203

Release Date:  10 September 2021

Label:  MDG

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  760623220321

Genres:  Classical  Vocal  

  • Description

    As a Swiss composer, Arthur Honegger was probably the bird of paradise among the Paris composers of the "Groupe des Six". The fact that he managed to combine the simplicity and plainness demanded above all by Jean Cocteau with his fascination for Wagner and Debussy indicates a strong personality.

    It is also reflected in his numerous song compositions and can be experienced wonderfully in the selection that Holger Falk and Steffen Schleiermacher have made for their latest album.

    As with the other Five of the "Groupe des Six", Honegger preferred to set contemporary poems to music; Apollinaire and Claudel were particularly popular. But older texts also seemed to fascinate him.

    The wonderfully purring stories by Saluste du Bartas and Pierre de Ronsard transport us into a baroque world in which biting irony and the most serious passion are barely disguised.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Saluste Du Bartas
      • 7. Trois Chandos De Morax
      • 10. Trios Poemes De Claudel
      • 13. Trios Poemes De Paul Fort
      • 16. Trois Psaumes
      • 19. Quatre Chanson Pour Voix Grave
      • 23. Quatre Poemes
      • 27. Six Poemes De Apollinaire
      • 33. Six Poesies De Cocteau
      • 39. Chanson De Ronsard
      • 40. Nature Morte
      • 41. Petit Cours De Morale
      • 43. Vocalise - Etude