Track Listing
1. Ronde d'amour (Ah! si l'amour prenait racine), for voice & piano
2. La Lune paresseuse (Dans un rayon de crépuscule), for voice & piano
3. Sombrero (Qu'elle était mutine et coquette), for voice & piano
4. Mignonne (Mignonne, allons voir si la rose), for voice & piano
5. L' Anneau d'argent (Le cher anneau d'argent), for voice & piano
6. Ma première lettre (Hélas! que nous oublions vite), for voice & piano
7. L' amour captif (Mignonne, à l'amour j'ai lié les ailes), for voice & piano
8. Attente: Au pays de Provence (Je ne sais à quoi je rêve), for voice & piano
9. Voisinage (Je n'avais pas encor vingt ans), for voice & piano
10. Bonne humeur (Nous marchions sous la fine pluie), for voice & piano
11. Alleluia (J'avais douté de votre amour), for voice & piano
12. Malgré nous (Ce n'est pas la faute à nous deux), for voice & piano
13. Nice-la-belle (Quand ton ciel se dore), for voice & piano
14. Menuet (dans votre robe à grands paniers), for voice, violin & piano
15. Te souviens-tu? (Te souviens-tu de ta promesse), for voice & piano
16. Auprès de ma mie (Si j'étais l'oiseau léger), for voice & piano
17. Viens! mon bien-aimé! (Les beaux jours vont enfin renaître), for voice & piano
18. Se j'étais jardinier (Si j'étais jardinier des cieux), for voice & piano
19. Villanelle (Le blé superbe est rentré), for voice & piano
20. Mots d'amour (Quand je te dis des mots lassés), for voice & piano
21. Ecrin (Tes yeux malicieux), for voice & piano
22. Espoir (Ne dis pas que l'espoir), for voice & piano
23. Chanson triste (Dans les profondes mers), for voice & piano
24. Je voudrais (Je voudrais être une fleur), for voice & piano
25. L' Été ("Ah! Chantez, chantez!"), for voice & piano
26. Sérénade espagnole, for piano, Op. 150
27. Rondeau, for violin & piano, Op. 97
28. Capriccio, for violin & piano, Op. 18
29. Valse carnavalesque, for 2 pianos, Op. 73
30. Pas des cymbales, for 2 pianos, Op. 36/2
31. Danse païnne, for 2 pianos, Op. 158
| Details | | Playing Time: | 76 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Bengt Forsberg | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | DDD |
Album Notes
This album was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Classical
Vocal Performance.
Anne Sofie von Otter's marvelous voice and profound musicianship alone are worth the price of admission into any project with which she's involved. Perhaps more valuable still is her exploratory nature, which results in rewarding journeys that travel off the beaten musical path and lead to remarkable discoveries and revelations such as MOTS D'AMOUR. The album is devoted to the music of the French composer Cécile Chaminade and offers a fascinating glimpse of some sadly neglected belle epoque repertoire. Chaminade enjoyed a fair measure of popularity during her lifetime, however her work faded into obscurity owing to shifts in musical tastes and the prevailing attitude at the time toward women composers. The disc focuses on her small-scale works, in particular the mélodies. These songs, most recorded for the first time, are full of charm, elegance, and wit and are given vibrant readings by von Otter. Bengt Forsberg, credited with introducing these works to the singer, handles the well-crafted piano accompaniments with aplomb. The disc also includes three pieces for violin and piano and three equally delightful works for two pianos. Von Otter deserves high praise for so brilliantly bringing these musical treasures to light.
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