Charles Gounod : Mélodies, by Tassis Christoyannis, Jeff Cohen

Charles Gounod : Mélodies

by Tassis Christoyannis, Jeff Cohen

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released June 08, 2018
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1.	Ma Belle Amie est morte (CG. 404) 03:22	buy track
2.	Prière (CG. 427) 02:54	buy track
3.	Medjé (CG. 407) 03:48	buy track
4.	Le Souvenir (CG. 444) 04:09	buy track
5.	Ce que je suis sans toi (CG. 355) 02:57	buy track
6.	La Chanson du pêcheur (CG. 397) 06:31	buy track
7.	Heureux sera le jour (CG. 388) 03:11	buy track
8.	Tombez, mes ailes ! (CG. 463) 03:06	buy track
9.	Je ne puis espérer (CG. 394) 01:41	buy track
10.	Ô ma belle rebelle (CG. 414) 02:50	buy track
11.	Primavera (CG. 430) 02:25	buy track
12.	Quanti mai! (CG. 432) 02:00	buy track
13.	Venise (CG. 468) 04:45	buy track
14.	Si vous n'ouvrez votre fenêtre (CG. 440) 02:02	buy track
15.	Sérénade (CG. 437) 03:56	buy track
16.	Où voulez-vous aller ? (CG. 419) 03:16	buy track
17.	Aubade (CG. 330) 02:42	buy track
18.	Le Banc de pierre (CG. 335) 05:45	buy track
19.	Au printemps (CG. 331) 01:40	buy track
20.	À une jeune Grecque (CG. 324) 04:14	buy track
21.	Maid of Athens (CG. 406) 03:50	buy track
22.	Good Night (CG. 386) 02:23	buy track
23.	Sweet baby, sleep (CG. 445) 03:07	buy track
24.	Départ (CG. 369) 03:50	buy track

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"Charles Gounod, the composer with 170 melodies, is best known for his pages after French poets. Yet almost a third of them is composed on English poems! This appeal to the language of Shakespeare arises during the 4 years that the composer spent in London.

The mélodie is the major field of the intimate expression of Gounod's talent. He meticulously chooses his poets: Hugo, Musset or Lamartine; but also older authors on whom time has left the charm of his sheen.

As a chapel master, Gounod is particularly sensitive to the strength of words. The music serves the poetic texts so that they fully sound. Its flexibility respects the articulation and the natural inflection of the verses. That’s why theses works require a light diction: the baritone Tassis Christoyannis and the pianist Jeff Cohen possess the mastery that suits this repertoire. Their previous recordings are references in the discography of the French melody and we are delighted to hear the rarer pages of Gounod's catalog performed by two exquisite musicians."

"Si on connait surtout Charles Gounod pour ses opéras, le compositeur français a aussi composé quelques 170 mélodies, sur des poèmes français pour l’essentiel. On y croise ainsi Hugo, Musset ou Lamartine; mais aussi des auteurs plus anciens où le temps a laissé le charme de sa patine sur la langue. Etonnamment, un tiers du corpus est anglais : un attrait pour pour la langue de Shakespeare sans doute né durant les quatre années passées par Gounod à Londres.

Afin de faire sonner cette poésie, la musique souple et intime de Gounod se plie à l’articulation et l’inflexion naturelle des vers, témoignant de l’amour porté par le compositeur au texte.

Le baryton Tassis Christoyannis et le pianiste Jeff Cohen, rompus aux enregistrements de référence de mélodie française, possèdent tout le talent pour restituer idéalement ce répertoire rare."

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released June 8, 2018

Charles Gounod
Tassis Christoyannis: baritone
Jeff Cohen: piano

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