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  Debussy • Mélodies de jeunesse French art song Donna Brown, soprano Stéphane Lemelin, piano ACD2 2209 |
Canadian soprano Donna Brown is known for the angelic quality of her voice and the intelligent musicality of her interpretations. She has sung in various opera houses throughout the world, notably those of Paris, Lyon, London, Geneva, Brussels, Tokyo, Toronto, and Vancouver, in such roles as Pamina, Gilda, Sophie, Almirena, Morgana, Rosina, and the world premiere performance of the role of Chimène in Debussy's unfinished opera Rodrigue et Chimène for the opening of the renovated opera house of Lyon in 1993.
Pianist Stéphane Lemelin performs regularly across Canada, as well as in the United States, Europe and Asia. A frequent guest of major summer festivals, he has appeared as soloist with many of Canada's principal orchestras. He is a member of Trio Hochelaga with violinist Anne Robert and cellist Paul Marleyn, and tours with this ensemble internationally. He is also the artistic director of the Prince Edward County Music Festival, in Picton, Ontario.
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Paul Verlaine 1. Pantomime 2:20 2. En sourdine 3:20 3. Mandoline 1:43 4. Clair de Lune 3:15 5. Fantoches 1:44 Paul Bourget 6. Romance • Silence ineffable 2:39 7. Musique 2:00 8. Beau Soir 2:30 9. Paysage sentimental 3:47 10. Romance • Voici que le printemps 2:23 11. Regret 2:37 12. La Romance d'Ariel 4:27 13. Rêverie 2:03 |
Théodore de Banville 14. Souhait 2:32 15. Pierrot 1:23 16. Zéphyr (Triolet à Philis) 1:22 17. Il dort encore (Hymnis) 2:34 18. Fète galante 1:48 Alfred de Musset 19. Rondeau : Fut-il jamais douceur de cœur pareille… 2:25 Stéphane Mallarmé 20. Apparition 3:48 René Peter 21. Berceuse : Il était une fois une fée qui avait un beau sceptre 3:22 for solo voice / for “La Tragédie de la mort,” one-act play by René Peter, 1899 |
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