As the title of her new album "A British Promenade" indicates, the harpist Sandrine Chatron proposes a musical ambulation in England at the beginning of the twentieth century. There are rare composers on record, such as Herbert Howells or Cyril Scott, but also Benjamin Britten. The pages they composed for the harp transported us to the coastal or more rural landscapes of our English neighbors. Their evocations are also reflected by the warmth of Ophelie Gaillard's cello and the lyricism of the tenor Michael Bennett, who enrich the sound palette of the time by countering the more pointillistic expression of the harp.
1. Arabesque - Sandrine Chatron
2. Prelude for Harp - Sandrine Chatron
3. Hamabdil for Cello and Harp (Hebrew Melody) - Ophelie Gaillard/Sandrine Chatron
4. Celtic Fantasy for Harp - Sandrine Chatron
5. Ballade No. 1 for Harp, Op. 38 - Sandrine Chatron
6. Ballade No. 2 for Harp, Op. 38 - Sandrine Chatron
7. Scarborough Fair - Michael Bennett/Sandrine Chatron
8. Hiraeth for Harp - Sandrine Chatron
9. Now Is Your Turne, My Dearest, to Be Set - Michael Bennett/Sandrine Chatron
10. Dearest of Thousands, Now the Time Draws Neare - Michael Bennett/Sandrine Chatron
11. These Springs Were Maidens Once That Lov'd - Michael Bennett/Sandrine Chatron
12. My God! Look On Me Withe'eye - Michael Bennett/Sandrine Chatron
13. If Nine Times You Your Bridegroom Kiss - Michael Bennett/Sandrine Chatron
14. Discourse for Cello and Harp, Op. 127 - Ophelie Gaillard/Sandrine Chatron
15. I. Overture - Sandrine Chatron
16. II. Toccata - Sandrine Chatron
17. III. Nocturne - Sandrine Chatron
18. IV. Fugue - Sandrine Chatron
19. V. Hymn St. Denio - Sandrine Chatron
20. Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus, Op. 89 - Michael Bennett/Sandrine Chatron
21. Nocturne for Harp, Op. 67, No. 2 - Sandrine Chatron |
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