Reflet Sandrine Piau, Orchestre Victor Hugo & Jean-François Verdier

• Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869): Les nuits d'été, H 81:
• 1 Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, H 81: No. 2, Le spectre de la rose 05:45
• Henri Duparc (1848 - 1933): Chanson triste:
• 2 Duparc: Chanson triste 03:13
• L’invitation au voyage:
• 3 Duparc: L’invitation au voyage 03:48
• Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950): 4 Poèmes d'Edmond Haraucourt, Op. 7:
• 4 Koechlin: 4 Poèmes d'Edmond Haraucourt, Op. 7: No. 2, Pleine eau 04:09
• 5 Koechlin: 4 Poèmes d'Edmond Haraucourt, Op. 7: No. 4, Aux temps des fées 03:03
• 3 Mélodies, Op. 17:
• 6 Koechlin: 3 Mélodies, Op. 17: No. 3, Epiphanie 06:37
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Suite bergamasque, L. 75:
• 7 Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: No. 3, Clair de lune 04:36
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): 3 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64:
• 8 Ravel: 3 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64: No. 1, Soupir 04:02
• 9 Ravel: 3 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64: No. 2, Placet futile 04:16
• 10 Ravel: 3 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64: No. 3, Surgi de la croupe et du bond 03:03
• Claude Debussy: 6 Épigraphes antiques, L. 131:
• 11 Debussy: 6 Épigraphes antiques, L. 131: VI. Pour remercier la pluie au matin 02:13
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976): Quatre chansons françaises:
• 12 Britten: Quatre chansons françaises: No. 1, Nuits de juin 02:33
• 13 Britten: Quatre chansons françaises: No. 2, Sagesse 03:07
• 14 Britten: Quatre chansons françaises: No. 3, L'enfance 04:38
• 15 Britten: Quatre chansons françaises: No. 4, Chanson d'automne 01:54
• Total Runtime 56:57

Info for Reflet

"Clair Obscur (Alpha 727), dedicated to German lieder with orchestra, explored the antagonism between light and shadow. Reflet conjures up the nuances and transparencies of French melodies. There is in reflection the idea of an echo, the shadow of a disquieting double, of a plural, diffracted sparkle... A clash of deceptive mirages, a kaleidoscope of senses and flashes of light, it interweaves in strange parallels the score of our lives, adorned with gold and illusions", writes Sandrine Piau. Berlioz, Gauthier, Britten, Hugo, Verlaine, Baudelaire, Duparc, Koechlin, Ravel, Mallarmé... the encounters between these composers and poets "create in me a firework display of colours and shimmers", concludes the French soprano, who is making her 14th recording for Alpha Classics.

Sandrine Piau, soprano
Orchestre Victor Hugo
Jean-Francois Verdier, conductor

Sandrine Piau
A renowned figure in the world of baroque music, French soprano Sandrine Piau regularly performs with celebrated conductors such as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Christophe Rousset, Gustav Lleonhardt, Ivor Bolton, Ton Koopman, René Jacobs, Marc Minkowski and Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

Sandrine Piau embraces different roles on international stages. The roles she has previously performed include Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), Morgana (Alcina) at the Opéra de Paris, Dalinda (Ariodante) at the Salzburg Festival, Alcina, Mélisande, Sandrina, (La Finta Giardiniera), Sœur Constance (Dialogue des Carmélites) at the Monnaie, Alcina and Dalinda (Ariodante) in Amsterdam, Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) and Sœur Constance at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, and Despina (Cosi fan tutte) and Tytiana (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) at the Festival d’Aix en Provence.

As a celebrated recital singer of both French and German repertoire, Sandrine Piau performs with renowned accompanists including Jos van Immerseel, Roger Vignoles and Susan Manoff.

She regularly gives recitals and has appeared in concert in New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, Munich, Zurich, and Salzburg, and recently in Hamburg for the opening of the Elbphilharmonie.

In recent years she has performed at the Salzburg Festival, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Covent Garden Festival, Musikverein, Salle Pleyel, Festival de Saint Denis, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Teatro Communale in both Florence and Bologna and with the world’s most prestigious orchestras including Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris and Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Sandrine Piau has an extensive discography, including four CDs of Haendel and Mozart and two recitals albums; “Apres un rêve” and “Evocations”, which she recorded with renowned accompanist Susan Manoff, with whom she has a privileged relationship and performs regularly. Together they have performed in Europe, across America, in Japan and most recently at Wigmore Hall. ‘Desperate Heroines’, a stunning selection of Mozart’s arias recorded with the Orchestre du Mozarteum Salzburg and Ivor Bolton, has been a critically acclaimed recording.

Sandrine Piau now records exclusively for “Alpha Classics” and her first CD under this label, released in 2018, is a recital disc recorded with Susan Manoff entitled “Chimère”.The disc includes a selection of German Lieder, French Mélodies, and Art Songs.

The 2018/19 season saw her return to the Lincoln Centre with Les Arts Florissants, tour Europe with the Freibüger Barockorchester, her ‘Desperate Lovers’ tour of Europe with the Concert d’Astrée and her return to the Salzburg Festival with Alcina (Morgana).

The 2019/20 season includes Les Arts Florissants’ 40th anniversary tour, a European Tour with Teodor Currentzis and a return to the Festival d’Aix en Provence for the creation ‘Innocence’ by Kaija Saariaho.

Sandrine Piau was given the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 2006 and was named “Lyrical Artist of the Year” at the Victoires de la Musique Classique award ceremony in 2009.

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