VIERNE SPLEEN ET DETRESSE OP.38 PIANO QUINTET OP.42

Morel, Anaik - Spleens Et Detresses Op. 38 (10 Lie Nr. 1 Dans L'interminable Ennui De La Plaine Nr. 2 Un Grand Sommeil Noir Nr. 3 Spleen Nr. 4 Promenade Sentimentale Nr. 5 A Une Femme Nr. 6 Serenade Nr. 7 Le Son Du Cor Nr. 8 Sapho Nr. 9 Les Faux Beaux Jours Nr. 10 Marine Rubackyte, Muza - Quintett Fuer Klavier Und Streic 1. Poco Lento - Moderato 2. Larghetto Sostenuto 3. Meastoso - Allegro Molto Risoluto ? Louis Vierne (1870-1937), having been taught by César Franck and Widor, became a famous organist. His most important post was that of the Notre Dame in Paris, where he was celebrated for his improvisations. As a composer indulged in the post-Wagnerian language of his era: highly complicated counterpoint, dense, chromatic harmonies and an exalted, spiritual atmosphere characterise his works. ? This new recording presents his magnificent Piano Quintet, a monumental work (of the same proportions and scope as Cesar Franck’s piano quintet) suffused with an overwhelming emotional intensity, caused by the sudden death of the composer’s child. ? The song cycle “Spléens et et détresses” on poems by Verlaine breathe a mixture of mystical emotion and sensual ardour. ? Beautiful performances by mezzo soprano Anaik Morel, the Quatuor Terpsicordes and the great Lithuanian pianist Muza Rubackyte, who already recorded successfully a CD with piano music by Louis Vierne (BC 95154), which received 5 stars in Diapason.