Chanson De La Nuit

Hosprova Jitka Englichova Katerinia

Chanson De La Nuit
Format
Audio
Published
24 April 2012
ISBN
0099925408923

Chanson De La Nuit

Hosprova Jitka Englichova Katerinia

Catalogue # SU40892

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The soft, silvery tone of the harp and the rich, dark timbres of\nthe viola make these instruments the ideal combination for playing\na gentle night song or lullaby.

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Chanson dans la nuit is a meditation amid the quiet of the\nnight… Yet Jitka Hosprova and Kateřina Englichova are also able\nto make the night dance with their instruments. The listener can\nsavour almost an hour’s worth of enchanting music for the viola and\nharp ranging from the Baroque masters to the French Impressionists.\nIt is hard to believe that La fille aux cheveux de lin or Ravel’s\nPavane were not originally created for these very instruments and\nthat they can be played otherwise.

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The programme was compiled for the Czech Philharmonic\nOrchestra’s enormously popular “For Mothers-To-Be” concert cycle.\nIt makes a refreshing change to hear the bright sound of the violin\nreplaced by the deeper colours of the viola, the brilliancy of the\npiano by the lambent tones of the harp, especially when the two\ninstruments are in the hands of two such charming ladies and\nsuperlative musicians.

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Their music finds its way directly to the heart. Chanson dans la\nnuit on the strings of the viola and harp – an hour of graceful\nmusic close to the heart.

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Review

There is something reallyspecial about the sound of aviola. There’s a depth thatcan never quite be reachedby a violin. Pair anexceptional violist with anexceptional harpist and you have somethingquite unique. These two very glamorousmusicians have created and arranged muchof the album themselves for this duorecording of repertoire both known and notquite as well known, including Debussy,Faure and Marais. But what is clear is thatthese are musicians of the highest qualityand the lilting sense of singing imbues everynote with delight.

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