Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - 3 Chansons de Bilitis
1. No. 1, La flute de Pan 3:08
2. No. 2, La chevelure 3:41
3. No. 3, Le tombeau des Naiades 3:28
5 poemes de Charles Baudelaire
4. No. 1, Le Balcon 9:36
5. No. 2, Harmonie du soir 4:39
6. No. 3, Le jet d'eau 5:49
7. No. 4, Recueillement 5:14
8. No. 5, La mort des amants 3:52
Ariettes oubliées
9. No. 1, C'est l'extase langoureuse 3:14
10. No. 2, Il pleure dans mon Coeur 3:00
11. No. 3, L'ombre des arbres 2:43
12. No. 4, Chevaux de bois 3:20
13. No. 5, Green 2:34
14. No. 6, Spleen 2:48
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) - Poemes pour Mi (Deuxieme Livre)
15. No. 1, L'epouse 2:07
16. No. 2, Ta voix 3:13
17. No. 3, Les deux guerriers 1:52
18. No. 4, Le collier 3:33
19. No. 5, Priere exaucée 3:15
With mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená and pianist Mitsuko Uchida, two world stars join hands on L’extase, a collection of songs by Claude Debussy and Olivier Messiaen. Debussy was Messiaen’s life-long idol, and their songs are equally colourful, sumptuous, sensual, and occasionally exotic. The album derives its name from the sultry song ‘C’est l’extase langoureuse’ from Debussy’s Ariettes oubliées, and this song cycle is combined with his Chansons de Bilitis and Cinq poemes des Baudelaires, while Messiaen is represented by the second book of his Poemes pour Mi, a declaration of love for his first wife Claire Delbos. This recording demonstrates the profound affinity of both performers with French music, as well as their congeniality as musical partners.
(Pentatone Records 2025)
| Parametr | Hodnota |
| format | CD audio |