Saint-Saëns: Mélodies Tassis Christoyannis & Jeff Cohen

• 1 I. La Brise 02:41
• 2 II. La Splendeur vide 05:02
• 3 III. La Solitaire 03:14
• 4 IV. Sabre en main 03:58
• 5 Au Cimetière 03:30
• 6 VI. Tournoiement (Songe d'opium) 03:02
• 7 I. L'Amour oyseau 03:58
• 8 II. L'Amour blessé 03:12
• 9 III. A sainte Blaise 03:40
• 10 IV. Grasselette et Maigrelette 02:19
• 11 V. L'Amant malheureux 02:02
• 12 I. Le Temps nouveau 02:03
• 13 II. Avis 02:03
• 14 III. Villanelle 02:05
• 15 I. Prélude 02:07
• 16 II. Âme triste 02:59
• 17 III. Douceur 02:01
• 18 IV. Silence 04:13
• 19 V. Pâques 03:13
• 20 VI. Jour de pluie 02:25
• 21 VII. Amoroso 03:16
• 22 VIII. Mai 01:41
• 23 IX. Petite Main 03:13
• 24 X. Reviens ! (Epilogue) 03:02
• Total Runtime 01:10:59

Info zu Saint-Saëns: Mélodies

Fourth volume in the collection devoted to the French art song, currently being realised by the Palazzetto Bru Zane in collaboration with the Aparté label (1: David, 2: Lalo, 3: Godard).

Camille Saint-Saëns, a legendary figure of Romanticism, composed more than 150 mélodies, reflecting his love of poetry and the French language.

At the heart of this catalogue, four cycles stand out, falling perfectly within the golden age of French song (1870-1920). The first cycle, the Mélodies persanes (1870), sets to music the loveliest poems by the Parnassian poet Armand Renaud (Nuits persanes). La Cendre rouge (1914) bears witness to a close collaboration with Georges Docquois, the Cinq mélodies de Ronsard and Vieilles Chansons, composed the very year of his death (1921) are settings of Renaissance poets: Ronsard, Belleau, de la Fresnaye, and d'Orléans.

„May music and poetry someday understand that they would be well advised to lean on each other! May poets learn music and musicians study poetry! They have everything to gain. Musicians must be firmly convinced of the truth that a beautiful verse is not a simple pretext for music; it is a diamond that the musician must set as best he can, to show it to full advantage. As for poets, one day they will notice that music makes possible all sorts of combinations that are forbidden to them without it.“ (Camille Saint-Saëns)

Tassis Christoyannis, baritone
Jeff Cohen, piano

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