Author: Natalie Dessay

PartNumber: 724355615923

Release Date: 18-02-1997

Details: From Amazon Quiconque a déjà vu sur scène Natalie Dessay sait ce que théâtre ou comédie veulent dire. Quiconque écoutera ce disque saura ce que prouesses vocales, envolées lyriques, mais aussi maîtrise du phrasé signifient. En un album, la nouvelle star du chant français balaie tout sur son passage. Dans les airs les plus spectaculaires, les facilités vocales de Natalie Dessay étonneront les plus blasés. On est frappé par l'absence de "forcé", la voix de la cantatrice ne dépasse jamais les limites de la parfaite maîtrise. Notre oreille est perpétuellement sous le charme des feux d'artifice vocaux. Dans les scènes plus intimistes, plus dramatiques, Natalie Dessay confirme son talent de tragédienne inné qui fait de chacune de ses apparitions scéniques un grand moment de théâtre ! Le disque, portrait d'un talent absolu qui explose sur chaque air, sert au mieux la tradition de l'opéra français. --Jeanne Semprin Product Description Natalie Dessay - French Opera Arias - Ambroise Thomas, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Jacques Offenbach, Emmanuel Bondeville, Emmanuel Chabrier, Darius Milhaud, Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc, Charles Gounod, Henri Sauguet, Patrick Fournillier, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Natalie Dessay, Charles Burles. Customer review - "Natalie Dessay is, without a doubt, one of the most impressive coloratura sopranos of this century. And there is no better way to experience her voice and artistry than to hear her singing in her native tongue. This CD presents Dessay in a refreshing presentation of arias from both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, combining both well known music with some more modern rarities. The recital begins by presenting the soprano in music that fits her like a glove, "Où va la jeune indoue", the Bell Song from Delibes 'Lakmé'. It is a joy to hear Dessay creating a dreamy atmosphere, with full attention to the words and fearless in her attack of stacatti and high notes. She even sings the final high E in a crescendo. This CD is high note feast, up to a sustained high A flat in "Ombre légère" from Meyerbeer's 'Le Pardon de Ploermel'. However, the stratopheric high notes are only part of the assets of Dessay. She is also willing to concentrate on character, something specially evident in the pieces from more modern operas. In "Arrière! Je réchaufe les bons" from Ravel's 'L'enfant et les sortilèges' her use of portamento makes this Fire commanding and menacing. Another delight is the feminist aria "No Monsieur mon mari" from 'Les Mammelles de Tirésias'by Poulenc she is a dynamo of energy and humor. Her Olympia and Ophélie are in the tradition of the great French coloratura sopranos like Pons, Robin and Mesplé. The CD ends beautifully with a sweet and poetic rendition of "O, amour, mystérieux amour", an unknown jewel from 'Les Caprices de Marianne' by Sauguet. This aria ends the recital in a high note both literally and metaphorically, with Dessay in a spectacular cadenza with pin point stacattos and a stunning high E than begins softly then goes louder until it goes again to pianissimo. The Orchestre Philarmonique de Monte-Carlo conducted by Patrick Fournillier complement Dessay's artistry beautifully. There are no weak point on this recital: these are sixty five minutes of pure joy."

UPC: 724355615923

EAN: 0724355615923

Model: 724355615923

Languages: English

Binding: audioCD

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