Katalógové číslo:
ALPHA1133
Interpreti:
Cécile Roubin, Emmanuel Ceysson, Guillaume Becker, Lydia Shelley, Quatuor Voce, Sarah Dayan, Véronique Gens
Dátum vydania: 23. 5. 2025
Images, Suite No. 1, Op. 29
1 I. Clair de lune sur l'étang du parc
2 II. Au seuil du temple
3 III. Lolita la danseuse
4 La lettre du jardinier
Images, Suite No. 3, Op. 35
5 I. Les ânesses grises sur la route d'El-Azib
6 II. Danseuse à la fontain d'Aïn-Draham
7 III. Soir de fête à Sedjenane
8 Insomnie
Sonatine, Op. 30
9 I. Allègrement
10 II. Calme et expressif
11 III. Fiévreusement (en souvenir de mon ami Fernand Halphen)
12 Rêverie de Bouddha
Images, Suite No. 2, Op. 31
13 I. Les enfants à la crèche de Noël
14 II. L'étrange cavalier
15 III. La marchande de frivolités
16 Elle est venue, elle a souri
Images, Suite No. 4, Op. 39
17 I. La volière magique
18 II. Cloches sous la neige
19 III. La danse du moujik
The harpist Emmanuel Ceysson is unanimously recognised for his powerful virtuoso playing. He was appointed principal harp with the Opéra national de Paris at the age of 22, where he remained for nine years before going to the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera of New York for five years; he has been principal harpist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel since 2020. Here he pays tribute to Marcel Tournier (1879-1951), one of the greatest harpist composers in the history of the instrument. The majority of Tournier’s works are for solo harp or voice and harp, but he later added other instruments to certain pieces and so transformed them into chamber works. The works recorded here date from his mature years and show the influence of Debussy, Satie, and Ravel. Emmanuel Ceysson, the Quatuor Voce and Véronique Gens draw our attention to this important composer and to several previously unpublished versions of some of his works, the manuscripts of which have only recently come to light.