This album expands the repertoire for voice, strings, and piano by returning to the 19th-century art of transcription and offering original readings of known works.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Liège Philharmonic Hall in Belgium, a venue known for its fine acoustics and regularly used as a recording studio.
Compositional Technique
The arrangements on this album are made in the 19th-century style, avoiding excessive virtuosity in the string writing to allow the voice to be enhanced without being stifled.
Album & Artwork
The album's program is guided by the emotions experienced in states of nocturnal abandon, including the charms of twilight, dreams, nightmares, and the dizziness of rejoicing.
Performer Biography
Véronique Gens, the soprano on this recording, is considered one of the finest interpreters of Mozart and the French repertory, having previously dominated the Baroque scene.
Performer Biography
Véronique Gens received worldwide recognition for her role as Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni, a production by Peter Brook and Claudio Abbado at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.
Performer Biography
I Giardini, the ensemble on this recording, was formed in 2012 by cellist Pauline Buet and pianist David Violi, and consists of talented artists united by a shared sensibility.
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