Boulanger, Lili – Walter Simmons

L. BOULANGER Psalm 130, “Du fond de l’abîme”. Psalm 24. Psalm 129. Vieille Prière Bouddhique. STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms

wswebmaster on November 24, 2018

L. BOULANGER Psalm 130, “Du fond de l’abîme”. Psalm 24. Psalm 129. Vieille Prière Bouddhique. STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms · John Eliot Gardiner, cond; Monteverdi Ch; London SO · DGG 289 463 789-2 (68:10 &) It appears that the music of Lili Boulanger has finally been accepted into …

Picks of the Year: 2000

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

During the past year I have been less thorough in keeping abreast of new releases (and, as some may have noticed, less prolific in writing reviews), because of a large-scale project that has been occupying me. It is my hope …

Picks of the Year: 1999

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

Listed below are the five releases that thrilled and satisfied me the most during the past year. First is a new, up-to-date recording (reviewed last issue) featuring fine performances of Lili Boulanger’s greatest choral and orchestral works. This is an …

Picks of the Year: 1998

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

There are two worlds of classical music today, and they are increasingly distinct from each other. One is the world of superstar soloists, conductors, and their orchestras, who carry on a saprophagous relationship with a more or less fixed repertoire …

Picks of the Year: 1996

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

The Boulanger recording, originally released on LP in 1960, features five works of great beauty and depth of both spiritual and emotional content. Du Fond de 1’Abime, a setting of the Psalm 130, is a masterpiece and perhaps this tragically short-lived …

L. BOULANGER: Theme and Variations. Misc. songs, pieces for violin and piano. N. BOULANGER: Misc. pieces. NAOUMOFF: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

L. BOULANGER: Theme and Variations. D’un vieux jardin. D’un jardin clair. D’un matin de printemps. Nocturne. Cortège. Clairières dans le ciel (excerpts).Dans l’immense tristesse. Le Retour. Pie Jesu. N. BOULANGER: Lux aeterna. Deux pieces for Cello and Piano. Le Couteau. Vers la vie …

L BOULANGER. Clairieres dons le ciel. Les Sirenes. Renouves. Hymne au soleil. Pour les funerailles d’un soldat. Soir sur la plaine.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

L BOULANGER. Clairières dans le ciel. Les Sirènes. Renouvea. Hymne au soleil. Pour les funérailles d’un soldat. Soir sur la plaine. Martyn Hill, tenor’; James Wood conducting the New London Chamber Choir Amanda Pitt, soprano; Jeanette Ager, mezzo-soprano; Peter Johnson, baritone; Andrew Ball, …

L. BOULANGER: Clairieres dans le Ciel. Les Sirenes. Renouveau. Hymne au Soleil. Pour les Funerailles d’un Soldat.. Soir sur la Plaine.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

L. BOULANGER: Clairieres dans le Ciel. Les Sirenes. Renouveau. Hymne au Soleil. Pour les Funerailles d’un Soldat.. Soir sur la Plaine. Martyn Hill, tenor; Andrew Ball, piano; James Wood conducting the New London Chamber Choir; Amanda Pitt, soprano; Jeanette Ager, mezzo-soprano; …

L. BOULANGER: Psalm 130, “Du fond de l’abîme” Faust et Hélène. D’Un Soir Triste. D’Un Soir de Printemps. Psalm 24 . Psalm 24. Pie Jesu. FAURÉ: Requiem

wswebmaster on November 17, 2018

L. BOULANGER Psalm 130, “Du fond de l’abîme”. Faust et Hélène. D’Un Soir Triste. D’Un Soir de Printemps. Psalm 24 – Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond; City of Birmingham Sym Ch, BBC Phil O; Lynne Dawson (sop); Ann Murray (mez); Neil MacKenzie, Bonaventura Bottone …

L. BOULANGER: Psalm 130, “Du fond de l’abîme”. Psalm 24. Psalm 129. Pour les Funérailles d’un Soldat. Vieille Prière Bouddhique. D’Un Soir Triste. D’Un Matin de Printemps

wswebmaster on November 17, 2018

L. BOULANGER Psalm 130, “Du fond de l’abîme”. Psalm 24. Psalm 129. Pour les Funérailles d’un Soldat. Vieille Prière Bouddhique. D’Un Soir Triste. D’Un Matin de Printemps – Mark Stringer, cond; Luxembourg PO; Namur Sym Ch; Sonia de Beaufort (mez); Martial Defontaine (ten); …