Ravel, Milhaud, Lekeu, Chausson: String Quartets and Vocal Works – A Captivating Hybrid SACD Classical Collection

Product Details

Creative Title

• Title: Ravel, Milhaud, Lekeu, Chausson: String Quartets and Vocal Works – Immersive Classical Masterpieces on Hybrid SACD
• Format: Hybrid Multichannel Super Audio CD (Plays on All SACD and CD Players)
• UPC: 4006408710028
• Label: Capriccio
• Catalog Number: C5060
• Release Date: 2003
• Genre: Classical, Romantic Chamber and Vocal Music

Overview

English Overview

Dive into a rich tapestry of early 20th-century classical music with this hybrid SACD featuring works by Maurice Ravel, Darius Milhaud, Guillaume Lekeu, and Ernest Chausson. Performed by the acclaimed Petersen Quartett, with soprano Juliane Banse and pianist Wolfram Rieger joining for the vocal pieces, this album blends string quartet elegance with intimate song cycles. Ravel's String Quartet in F major offers exquisite lyricism, while Milhaud's No. 1 bursts with rhythmic energy, Lekeu's Nocturne Fragment evokes emotional depth, and Chausson's Chanson perpétuelle delivers poetic storytelling. Experience the seamless integration of French impressionism and modernism in surround sound, providing a culturally immersive and spiritually resonant journey through human emotion and musical innovation.

German Overview (Übersicht)

Tauchen Sie in ein reiches Geflecht der klassischen Musik des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts ein mit dieser Hybrid SACD, die Werke von Maurice Ravel, Darius Milhaud, Guillaume Lekeu and Ernest Chausson umfasst. Interpretiert vom renommierten Petersen Quartett, ergänzt durch Sopranistin Juliane Banse and Pianisten Wolfram Rieger für die Gesangsstücke, verbindet dieses Album die Eleganz von Streichquartetten mit intim Gesangzyklen. Ravels Streichquartett in F-Dur bietet exquisite Lyrik, Milhauds Nr. 1 strahlt rhythmische Energie aus, Lekeus Nocturne Fragment weckt emotionale Tiefen, and Chausson's Chanson perpétuelle erzählt poetisch. Erle pett das nahtlose Zusammenwirken von französischem Impressionismus and Moderne im Surround-Sound, das eine kulturell immersive and spirituell resonante Reise durch menschliche Emotionen and musikalische Innovation bietet.

Product Features

Format & Compatibility

• Format: Hybrid Multichannel Super Audio CD, offering DSD surround and stereo playback
• Compatibility: Fully compatible with all SACD and standard CD players, allowing for high-fidelity listening in various setups
• Total Duration: 71:02 minutes (individual track timings vary; refer to Track Listing)
• Audio Quality: DDD digital recording with high-bit, high-sampling rates for superior sound clarity and dynamics

Performance & Content Details

• Key Performers:
  • Petersen Quartett (for string quartets)
  • Juliane Banse – Soprano (for vocal works)
  • Wolfram Rieger – Piano (for vocal works)
• Recording Information: Captured in digital format, ensuring natural acoustics and emotional expressiveness; produced with state-of-the-art technology for an authentic chamber music experience
• Instrumentation: Features string quartet arrangements and vocal-piano settings, highlighting the intimate dialogue between instruments and voice

Interesting Facts

English Interesting Facts

• French Musical Legacy: This album showcases a snapshot of French music around the turn of the 20th century, with Ravel's quartet representing his youthful mastery and Milhaud's work foreshadowing his polytonal experiments, drawing from cultural influences that blend impressionism with modernism.
• Emotional Depth in Composition: Lekeu's Nocturne Fragment and Chausson's Chanson perpétuelle exemplify the romantic expressiveness of their time, with themes of love and loss that resonate spiritually, as noted in reviews for their poignant storytelling.
• Performer Insights: The Petersen Quartett is celebrated for their precise and passionate interpretations, while Juliane Banse's soprano adds a layer of vocal elegance, making this hybrid SACD a favorite among audiophiles for its high-fidelity recording.
• Hybrid SACD Technology: As a hybrid disc, it provides both CD-compatible stereo and SACD surround options, ensuring accessibility and superior sound quality, as highlighted in audiophile communities.

German Interesting Facts (Interessante Fakten)

• Französisches Musikerbe: Diese Aufnahme bietet einen Schnappschuss der französischen Musik um die Jahrhundertwende, mit Ravels Quartett als Zeugnis seiner jugendlichen Meisterschaft und Milhauds Werk als Vorbote seiner polytonalen Experimente, basierend auf kulturellen Einflüssen, die Impressionismus mit Moderne verbinden.
• Emotionale Tiefe in der Komposition: Lekeu's Nocturne Fragment und Chausson's Chanson perpétuelle verkörpern die romantische Ausdruckskraft ihrer Zeit, mit Themen von Liebe and Verlust, die spirituell widerhallen, wie in Rezensionen für ihre berührende Erzählweise hervorgehoben.
• Darsteller-Einblicke: Das Petersen Quartett ist für ihre präzise and leidenschaftliche Interpretationen gefeiert, während Juliane Banse's Sopran eine Schicht vokaler Eleganz hinzufügt, was diese Hybrid SACD zu einer Favoriten unter Audiophilen macht, dank ihrer hochauflösenden Aufnahme.
• Hybrid-SACD-Technologie: Als Hybrid-Disc bietet sie sowohl CD-kompatible Stereo- als auch SACD-Surround-Optionen, was Zugänglichkeit and hervorragende Klangqualität gewährleistet, wie in Audiophile-Communities betont.

Track Listing

Milhaud: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5 (17:28)

1. I. Rhythmique – 5:15
2. II. Intime, contenu – 5:21
3. III. Grave, sostenuto – 5:07
4. IV. Vif, très rythmé – 7:45

Lekeu: Nocturne Fragment (4:49)

1. Nocturne Fragment – 4:49 (Text: Jules Sauvenière; Soprano: Juliane Banse, Piano: Wolfram Rieger)

Chausson: Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37 (6:46)

1. Chanson perpétuelle – 6:46 (Text: Charles Cros; Soprano: Juliane Banse, Piano: Wolfram Rieger)

Ravel: String Quartet in F Major (25:26)

1. I. Allegro moderato - Très doux – 7:17
2. II. Assez vif, très rythmé – 5:52
3. III. Très lent – 7:51
4. IV. Vif et agité – 4:26

Total Album Time: 71:02 minutes

Publishers

• Published by: Capriccio (a label under Ba Music GmbH, Frechen)
• Recording Details: Recorded digitally in 2003; cover illustration by Renoir's "Noirmoutier, 1892"; produced by Capriccio with high-quality SACD technology; for more information, visit the label's resources
• All rights reserved under phonographic and copyright; UPC 4006408710028

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