Composer: André Caplet, Claude Achille Debussy, Gabriel Urbain Fauré, Geoffrey Gordon, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, Maurice Ravel
Performer: Anne-Sophie Bertrand, L’Ensemble Ondine
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8551444
Release: 2021
Size: 297 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Ravel: Jeux d’eau
02. Fauré: Une Châtelaine en sa Tour, Op. 110
Hoffmann: Harp Quintet in C minor
03. I. Allergo moderato
04. II. Adagio
05. III. Allegro
06. Gordon: Jeux de création
Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane
07. No. 1, Danse sacrée
08. No. 2, Danse profane
Caplet: Deux Divertissements
09. No. 1, À la française
10. No. 2, À l’espagnole
11. Caplet: Conte fantastique
This recording is a tribute to the chromatic harp, which, with its rich colours and theatrical effects, was perfectly tuned to the impressionist and art nouveau atmosphere of the turn of the 20th century. Geoffrey Gordon’s Jeux de Création is inspired by music from the 1920s, using both traditional and extended techniques, drawing on themes by Milhaud and Debussy to portray the past and present. Reflecting this aesthetic, the other works in this programme include the artistry of Ravel and Fauré, the quasi-orchestral effects of Debussy’s Danses, and Caplet’s sensuous and spectacular Divertissements.