Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Chère nuit: French Songs (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Chère nuit: French Songs (2021)
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The acclaimed British soprano Louise Alder returns for her second recital on Chandos, joined once again by star pianist Joseph Middleton. Enthusiastic praise was widespread for her Chandos début, “Lines Written during a Sleepless Night: The Russian Connection”, which earned significant accolades in the USA and continental Europe in addition to the UK. For this recording the pair explore a rich and varied selection of French songs from the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Louse Alder writes: “I have always held French song very dear to my heart and when we settled on this wildly varied programme, I quickly grew excited at the prospect of exploring the art form in virtually all its styles. From Ravel to Yvain, I hope we paint pictures of a French evening, of mystery, intrigue, discovery, seduction, love, and blissful night”.

Tracklist:
01. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Shéhérazade, M. 41 (Version for Voice & Piano): No. 1, Asie (09:29)
02. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Shéhérazade, M. 41 (Version for Voice & Piano): No. 2, La flûte enchantée (03:40)
03. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Shéhérazade, M. 41 (Version for Voice & Piano): No. 3, L’indifférent (03:48)
04. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – 3 Mélodies: No. 1, Pourquoi ? (02:18)
05. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – 3 Mélodies: No. 2, Le sourire (01:45)
06. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – 3 Mélodies: No. 3, La fiancée perdue (02:53)
07. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Apparition, L. 53 (03:43)
08. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – En sourdine, L. 28 (02:57)
09. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – La romance d’Ariel, L. 54 (04:52)
10. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – 12 Mélodies sur des poésies russes: No. 7, Les deux roses, VWV 1055 (Sung in French) (02:21)
11. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – 6 Mélodies et une havanaise (Excerpts): No. 4, Hai Luli, VWV 1106 (03:32)
12. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – 6 Mélodies et une havanaise (Excerpts): No. 7, Havanaise, VWV 1019 [Version for Soprano & Piano] (05:06)
13. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – La lune paresseuse (02:58)
14. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – L’amour captif (01:43)
15. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Ronde d’amour (02:03)
16. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Oh oup ! (01:24)
17. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Chère nuit (05:05)
18. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Les chemins de l’amour, FP 106-Ia (03:52)
19. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 1, Reine des mouettes (01:05)
20. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 2, C’est ainsi que tu es (02:31)
21. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 3, Paganini (01:14)
22. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – La diva de l’Empire (03:07)
23. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Je te veux (04:13)
24. Louise Alder & Joseph Middleton – Je chante la nuit (04:21)

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