This recording was made in January 2018 by the audiovisual department and edited by the publishing department of the Conservatoire de Paris.
Album & Artwork
The album title, Prima Verba, is also the title of one of the songs in Gabriel Fauré's La Chanson d'Ève, featured on this recording.
Recording & Production
The recording was supported by the Fondation Meyer for cultural and artistic development.
Performer Biography
Sarah Ristorcelli, the pianist on this recording, specializes in lied and mélodie repertoire and regularly works with pianists Julius Drake and Susan Manoff.
Performer Biography
Victoire Bunel, the mezzo-soprano on this recording, received excellent musical training from a young age at the Maîtrise de Radio France.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composers featured on this album, Ernest Chausson and Déodat de Séverac, are described as 'post-Wagnerian', while Gabriel Fauré is considered a beacon of French mélodie alongside Debussy.
Composition History
The mélodies on this album were composed between 1897 and 1910, at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century.
