Ophelie: Lieder et Melodies

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Piu che non m'ama un angelo, "L'amor funesto" (version for soprano, horn and piano) (more info)
Composed by: Gaetano Donizetti
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn
Michael McMahon, piano
Marianne Fiset, soprano


1.   Piu che non m'ama un angelo, 'L'amor funesto' (verison for soprano, horn and piano) - 00:06:19


Ein Alphorn hor' ich schallen, TrV 64 (more info)
Composed by: Richard Strauss
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn
Michael McMahon, piano
Marianne Fiset, soprano


2.   Ein Alphorn hor' ich schallen, TrV 64 - 00:04:24


Le jeune patre breton, Op. 13, No. 4 (more info)
Performed by: South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Sylvain Cambreling
Laura Aikin, soprano
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn
Michael McMahon, piano
Marianne Fiset, soprano


3.   Le jeune patre breton - 00:04:17


Le soir (more info)
Composed by: Charles-Francois Gounod
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn
Michael McMahon, piano
Marianne Fiset, soprano


4.   Le soir - 00:06:45


Auf dem Strom, Op. 119, D. 943 (more info)
Composed by: Franz Schubert
Ulrich Eisenlohr, piano
Madoka Inui, piano
Sjon Scott, horn
Wolfgang Tomboeck, horn
Genia Kuhmeier, soprano
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn
Sveinung Bjelland, piano
Daniel Behle, tenor
Michael McMahon, piano
Michael Volle, bass
Ab Koster, horn
Marianne Fiset, soprano
Recording date: 4 - 9 January 1999


5.   Auf dem Strom, Op. 119, D. 943 - 00:09:40


Ophelie (more info)
Composed by: Denis Gougeon
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn
Michael McMahon, piano
Marianne Fiset, soprano


6.   Ophelie - 00:11:03


Herbst, Op. 30 (more info)
Composed by: Franz Paul Lachner
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn
Michael McMahon, piano
Marianne Fiset, soprano


7.   Herbst, Op. 30 - 00:03:17


4 Gesange, Op. 117 (more info)
Composed by: Anonymous Carl Gottlieb Reissiger
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn
Michael McMahon, piano
Marianne Fiset, soprano


8.   No. 1. Hornesruf - 00:06:11
9.   No. 2. Des deutschen Schiffers Heimat - 00:04:22
10.   No. 3. Erfullte Ahnung - 00:02:22
11.   No. 4. Abendstandchen - 00:04:36


Waldwarts, Op. 28, No. 2 (more info)
Composed by: Franz Paul Lachner
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, horn
Michael McMahon, piano
Marianne Fiset, soprano


12.   Waldwarts, Op. 28, No. 2 - 00:03:31

Reviews

Ophelie Lieder et Melodies (Mar 8, 2010)
Reviewer:Ted Wilks
This CD contains a seemingly unrelated group of songs gathered under the unusual title "Lieder et Melodies." Choice of the German word "Lieder," versus the French word "Chansons" is explained by the inclusion of songs by Austrian and German composers. What binds all of the songs on the CD together is inclusion of a French horn contribution, and all of the songs fall into the rare or rarely... This CD contains a seemingly unrelated group of songs gathered under the unusual title "Lieder et Melodies." Choice of the German word "Lieder," versus the French word "Chansons" is explained by the inclusion of songs by Austrian and German composers. What binds all of the songs on the CD together is inclusion of a French horn contribution, and all of the songs fall into the rare or rarely heard category, which is a shame, for each in its own way is delightful. Donizetti, best known for his operas, also wrote many songs, which are cruelly neglected. The beguiling "Dirti addio" was composed for the operatic tenor Napoleone Moriani. According to Grove Music, Strauss's song "Alphorn" (TrV. 64) was written in 1878 (the CD booklet gives 1876). The horn part was probably inspired by his father Franz, a noted hornist. Gounod's song "Le soir," composed 1841c., was one of many inspired by Lamartine's poetry. Berlioz's beautiful 1833 "Le jeune pâtre breton" was published in 1850 as one of five songs comprising his Op. 13. Of Schubert's 634 songs, only the enchanting "Auf dem Strom," D.943, calls for a horn part; how sad that this is his only example! The inclusion on this CD of rare songs by the all-but-forgotten German composers Franz Lachner and Carl Gottlieb Reissiger was a happy idea, for these songs deserve to be heard more often. Those inspired by Shakespeare's tragic character Ophelia include painters Eugene Delacroix (1844) and John Everett Millais (1852), and poet Arthur Rimbaud (1870). In turn, Millais and Rimbaud inspired the contemporary Canadian composer Denis Gougeon to compose "Ophelie" in 2007. Though beautiful in it own way, this song doesn't fit in with the others on this CD, all from the nineteenth century.
The Canadian soprano Marianne Fiset, already the winner of several prizes, performs exquisitely, and the sensitive contributions from hornist Louis-Philippe Marsolais and pianist Michael McMahon make this a superb disc. The recording quality is excellent. A fascinating CD; don’t miss it!
Ted Wilks (read more)