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Bizet - The Complete Songs & Cycles | Harmonia Mundi HMM90538890

Bizet - The Complete Songs & Cycles

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Label: Harmonia Mundi

Cat No: HMM90538890

Barcode: 3149020952016

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 9th May 2025

Gramophone Editor's Choice

Contents

Artists

Marianne Croux (soprano)
Coline Dutilleul (mezzo-soprano)
Cyrille Dubois (tenor)
Guilhem Worms (bass-baritone)
Luca Montebugnoli (piano)
Edoardo Torbianelli (piano)

Works

Bizet, Georges

Ah! Qu'elle est belle a voir
Barcarolle
Chants (6) des Pyrenees
Feuilles d'album (6)
La Foi, l'Esperance et la Charite
La Fuite
La Rose et l'Abeille
Lamento
Le Colibri
Le Retour
Les Nymphes des bois
Melodies (16)
Melodies (20), op.21
Petite Marguerite
Revons
Romance
Serenade
Vocalise for tenor
Voeu

Artists

Marianne Croux (soprano)
Coline Dutilleul (mezzo-soprano)
Cyrille Dubois (tenor)
Guilhem Worms (bass-baritone)
Luca Montebugnoli (piano)
Edoardo Torbianelli (piano)

About

Surprising as it may seem, there has never been a complete recording of Bizet’s songs. The formidable selection assembled here fills this gap and offers a chance to discover a little-known side of his vocal music, with numerous rarities, early works, alternative versions and other unpublished pieces compiled by the leading specialists and accompanied by period instruments.

On the 150th anniversary of his death, the creator of Carmen richly deserves this tribute.

Period instruments:
- Piano à queue Érard, 1898
- Piano à queue Pleyel, 1857
- Pianino Pleyel, 1835

Reviews

Franco-Belgian soprano Marianne Croux is a delight, animated in ‘Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe’ – probably Bizet’s best-known song – and the dramatic ‘Petite Marguerite’. ... Mezzo Coline Dutilleul is extremely fine and is given all six Chants des Pyrénées, folk-like songs transcribed and harmonised by Bizet, with a flavour of his writing for L’arlésienne. ... The most familiar name here is Cyrille Dubois, who sings with his usual class, his light lyric tenor, with its fast vibrato, sounding intimate and tender. ... With full texts and translations, this is a valuable addition to the Bizet discography and one that should provide many hours of listening pleasure.  Mark Pullinger
Gramophone July 2025

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