IDAGIO | RENCONTRE – BEGEGNUNG. Liedbearbeitungen von Fauré, Gounod, Saint-Saëns & Hensel 04009350935372

Featuring

Olga Wien
Denis Rouger
Martin Höhler
Katharina Schlenker
Georg Benz
figure humaine kammerchor

Gabriel Fauré
Charles Gounod
Camille Saint-Saëns
Fanny Hensel

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Album & Artwork

The album title, "Rencontre - Begegnung," reflects the figure humaine kammerchor's mission to foster understanding between German and French cultures through music.

Interpretation

The figure humaine kammerchor, led by Denis Rouger, arranges art songs for choir and piano, transferring the expressive power of the solo voice to each choral part.

Composer Biography

Fanny Hensel, a German composer whose songs are featured, was personally known by Charles Gounod, who recognized and valued her as a great composer.

Compositional Technique

Fauré's "Cinq Mélodies de Venise" were composed in 1891, inspired by his trip to Venice, with pieces like "Mandoline" using staccato figures and rocking lines to evoke the mandolin and water.

Recording & Production

This album features the first recording of a new version of Fauré's "Pavane," with the piano part specially edited by Denis Rouger and Kathrin Schweizer.

Composition History

The album commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Gabriel Fauré, a French composer whose art songs are a particular focus of this recording.

Compositional Technique

The "Pavane" on this album includes choral parts that Fauré added to the completed orchestral work at a later date, contrary to typical song practice.