French Songs for Flute & Harp: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré

Featuring

Andrea Manco
Stefania Scapin
Claude Debussy
Maurice Ravel
Gabriel Fauré

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Performer Biography

Stefania Scapin, the harpist, made her debut as a soloist in Budapest with the International Young Soloists' Orchestra and has performed in numerous European music festivals and concert halls.

Performer Biography

Andrea Manco, the flutist, has been the First Flute of the Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala and the Scala Philharmonic since 2015.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ravel, known for his interest in exoticism and folklore, harmonized his chansons using thematic material from traditional Greek and Hebrew folk melodies, refining them without losing their original musical color.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Fauré, considered the father of the French chanson, focused on melodic line and used bold harmonic figurations in the accompaniment, often veering between tonal and modal.

Interpretation

The flute in this recording 'voices' the lyrics, expressing the meaning of the poems through melody without words, while the harp provides a rich, suspended bass.

Interpretation

This recording features transcriptions of French chansons, originally for piano and voice or solo piano, arranged for flute and harp by the performers Stefania Scapin and Andrea Manco.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Debussy invested his scores with color through timbre, using a 'vertical approach' where sound aims to evoke impressions similar to those from nature, focusing on the 'perfect instant' where mystery is unveiled.