Studio 1 Sessions: L'heure exquise

As evening falls on a warm late summer day, the soft veils of twilight set the stage for an intimate concert where poetry and music intertwine. Medieval texts by Charles d’Orléans inspired Claude Debussy, while Maurice Ravel penned his own lyrics for Trois Chansons — his only a cappella work. He himself described the second movement, Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis, as ‘an exquisite ballad full of tenderness.’

Programme

Claude Debussy

from 3 Chansons de Charles d'Orléans: I. Dieu ! qu'il la fait bon regarder - II. Quand j'ay ouy le tabourin sonner

Late Romantic

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Reynaldo Hahn

from 7 Chansons grises: I. Chanson d’automne - V. L'heure exquise - from 20 Mélodies, book I: XIV. À Chloris

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Camille Saint-Saëns

Saltarelle, Op.74

Romantic · Vocal

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Maurice Ravel

from 3 Chansons: II. Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis

Late Romantic

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Ernest Chausson

from Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19: IV. Le Temps des lilas

Romantic · Vocal

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Gabriel Fauré

Madrigal, Op. 35 - Les djinns, Op. 12

Late Romantic · Vocal

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Erik Satie

Gymnopédie No. 1

Late Romantic · Keyboard

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