Composer: Nadia Boulanger, Lili Boulanger, Gabriel Urbain Fauré
Performer: Nicholas Phan, Myra Huang
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Avie
Release: 2020
Size: 1.01 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Nadia Boulanger:
01. Versailles
02. Heures ternes
Lili Boulanger:
03. Reflets
04. Attente
Nadia Boulanger:
05. Cantique
06. La Mer Est Plus Belle
07. Soleils couchants
Lili Boulanger:
Clairières dans le ciel
08. I. Elle était descendue
09. II. Elle est gravement gaie
10. III. Parfois, je suis triste
11. IV. Un poete disait
12. V. Au pied de mon lit
13. VI. Si tout ceci n’est qu’un pauvre rêve
14. VII. Nous nous aimerons tant
15. VIII. Vous m’avez regarde avec toute votre âme
16. IX. Les lilas qui avaient fleuri
17. X. Deux ancolies
18. XI. Par ce que j’ai souffert
19. XII. Je garde une médaille d’elle
20. XIII. Demain fera un an
Nadia Boulanger:
21. Soir d’hiver
Gabriel Urbain Fauré:
22. Lydia, Op. 4 No. 2
On “Clairières”, Grammy Award-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan and pianist Myra Huang pay homage to Lili and Nadia Boulanger, two exceptional composers of the 20th century who have often been overlooked in favour of their male counterparts. At the heart of the album is Lili’s song cycle “Clairières dans le ciel”. Alongside are a selection of songs set to poetry by the sisters’ contemporaries Verlaine, Maeterlinck, Jammes and Samain.
Grammy Award-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan and pianist Myra Huang pay homage to two exceptional composers of the 20th century who have often been overlooked in favour of their male counterparts Lili and Nadia Boulanger. Nadia is the better known of the two, primarily for her tutelage of such great composers as Aaron Copland, Philip Glass and Astor Piazzolla, but was a highly respected composer during the years of the Belle époque. Her younger sister Lili was the first female Grand Prize winner of the Prix du Rome; her compositional legacy was cut short by her death at the age of 24. At the heart of this release is Lili’s innovative, 13-part song cycle “Clairières dans le ciel”. Alongside are a selection of literary songs set to poetry by the sisters’ contemporaries Paul Verlaine, Maurice Maeterlinck, Francis Jammes and Albert Samain.