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From the first piece, 'Shall I Sue', which introduces us to the aesthetic concept of the disc, to the sublime 'When I am laid in
Earth', Dido's final lament, the unique voice of internationally renowned countertenor Carlos Mena enhances Jacques
Beaud's arrangements. As a countertenor himself, Beaud lends his voice to the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne conducted by
Michel Corboz and Daniel Reuss; and, as a bass player, he shares the stage with prestigious jazzmen. What Jacques Beaud
offers here is a very personal approach to the encounter between free jazz, improvisation and classical music.
Carlos Mena captivates by the purity of his timbre and hypersensitive musicality, offering a performance in keeping with the
concept of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas', an opera halfway between the English masque and the Italian cantata, already
considered a hybrid genre at the time.
1/ Shall I Sue - JS Bach, Prelude to Cello Suite n° 2 BWV1008 Arr. Patrick Perrier & Jacques Beaud
2/ King Henry - traditional Corsican melody Arr. JB
3/ Never Come Back Again - Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690) Arr. J B & Salvatore Reitano
4/ A Prayer - Faure Requiem 'Libera me' Op. 48 Arr. JB, SR, David Tixier
5/ When I am Laid in Earth - Purcell, Dido & AEneas Arr, JB
6/ 1080 Love - JS Bach, The Art of Fugue BWV1080 Arr. JB, SR
7/ Let Me Die Alone - Monteverdi, Lamento della Ninfa SV163 Arr. JB, SR
8/ White as Lilies - Schumann, Dichterliebe 'Ich will meine Seele tauchen' Arr. JB, DT
9/ Land Of Darkness - Porpora, Polifemo 'Alto Giove' Arr. JB, DT |
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