Sabine Devieilhe: Mirages
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Label: Erato
Cat No: 9029576772
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 10th November 2017
Contents
Works
La Mort d'OphelieLa Romance d'Ariel
Pelleas et Melisande
Lakme
Artists
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)Jodie Devos (soprano)
Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano)
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Les Siecles
Conductor
Francois-Xavier RothWorks
La Mort d'OphelieLa Romance d'Ariel
Pelleas et Melisande
Lakme
Artists
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)Jodie Devos (soprano)
Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano)
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Les Siecles
Conductor
Francois-Xavier RothAbout
Sound/Video
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1Messager - Madame Chrysantheme: Le jour sous le soleil beni
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2Debussy - Pelleas et Melisande: Mes longs cheveux descendent
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3Delibes - Lakme: Ou va le jeune hindoue (Air des clochettes)
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4Delage - 4 Poemes hindous: Madras
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5Delage - 4 Poemes hindous: Lahore
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6Delage - 4 Poemes hindous: Benares
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7Delage - 4 Poemes hindous: Jeypur
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8Debussy - La Romance d'Ariel
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9Delibes - Lakme: Viens, Mallika (Duo des fleurs)
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10Stravinsky - Le Rossignol: Chanson du Rossignol
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11Thomas - Hamlet: A vox jeux, mes amis
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12Berlioz - La Mort d'Ophelie
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13Massenet - Thais: Celle qui vient est plus belle
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14Koechlin - Le Voyage
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15Delibes: Lakme: Tu m'as donne le plus doux reve
Europadisc Review
With Lakmé as its reference point, Sabine Devieihle’s captivating disc explores a variety of such characters, brought vividly to life by her constantly engaging artistry. The programme opens not in British India but in Japan, with a winningly tender account of ‘Le jour sous le soleil béni’ from Messager’s Butterfly-lite comédie lyrique, Madame Chrysanthéme, before moving to Debussy’s elusive northern kingdom of Allemonde for Mélisande’s ‘Mes longs cheveux’. Here, Devieihle’s beautifully understated, crystalline tones are perfectly complemented by the magical turn-of-the-century timbres of François-Xavier Roth’s period-instrument band Les Siècles. The way in which this then leads seamlessly into the vocalise that opens Lakmé’s celebrated ‘Bell Song’ is surprisingly effective. Devieilhe’s voice is at its most shimmeringly diamantine in this perennial favourite, sparkling as brightly as the orchestral percussion.
A highlight even among this embarras de richesses is Maurice Delage’s Quatre Poèmes hindous, their ensemble accompaniments miraculously evocative of real-life India (try the sitar-like pizzicati of ‘Un sapin isolé’ for a taste of South Asia). Debussy’s La Romance d’Ariel brings a further change of scale, but thanks to Alexandre Tharaud’s superbly judged piano accompaniments as much as Sabine Devieihle’s vocal skills, neither this, Berlioz’s haunting La Mort d’Ophélie nor Koechlin’s beautifully atmospheric Le Voyage are any less colourful than the operatic excerpts.
In the (in)famous Flower Duet from Lakmé, Devieihle and Crebassa manage to eclipse memories of not just latter-day pretenders like Netrebko and Garança, but even such trusted warhorses as Sutherland and Horne, so utterly refreshing is it to hear these two young, native French voices in this music.
Stravinsky’s opera Le Rossignol provides another, more modern showcase for Devieihle’s unfailing musicality in the form of the ‘Chanson du rossignol’, highlighting a rare combination of vocal control, tonal purity, brilliance and agility. Even when placed away from centre-stage, as in the trio ‘Celle qui vient’ from Massenet’s Thaïs, this is a voice that commands attention without any recourse to tonal insistence.
Lakmé’s own heartbreaking Liebstod, ‘Tu m’as donné le plus doux rêve’, provides the perfect conclusion to this superbly conceived and miraculously involving disc. But don’t let the title fool you: there’s no mirage about the voice on display here, for this is the very much the ‘real thing’. A real transport of delights, it will surely boost Sabine Devieihle’s reputation as one of the vocal wonders of the age.
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