Composer: Edward Elgar, Ernest Chausson, Victorin de Joncières
Performer: Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Choeur de l’Opera National de Bordeaux
Orchestra: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Conductor: Paul Daniel
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Release: 2019
Size: 1.09 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Edward Elgar:
Sea Pictures, Op. 37
01. I. Sea Slumber Song
02. II. In Haven (Capri)
03. III. Sabbath Morning at Sea
04. IV. Where Corals Lie
05. V. The Swimmer
Ernest Chausson:
Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Op. 19
06. I. La Fleur des eaux
07. Ia. Interlude
08. II. La Mort de l’amour
Victorin de Joncières:
La Mer
09. I. Le Calme
10. II. Contemplation
11. III. La Tempête
12. IV. Epilogue
MER(S) brings together three sumptuous late-19th century works for female voice and orchestra: Chausson’s Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Elgar’s Sea Pictures and, in a world premiere recording, an ‘ode-symphonie’ by Victorin Joncières entitled La mer. Following her triumphant performance as Cassandre in Berlioz’s Les Troyens, Marie-Nicole Lemieux embarks on this musical sea voyage in the company of the Orchestre et choeurs nationaux Bordeaux Aquitaine under their music director Paul Daniel.