Out to Lunch

Recital Romantique
Philippe Jaroussky, contratenor
Jérôme Ducros, piano

captage RTBF – la monnaie, 19 avril 2009

And now for something completely different, a classical intermezzo. If you’re into ‘old’ music like Italian Baroque you probably have heard about this new young virtuoso from France called Philippe Jaroussky. Apparently he likes some adventure from time to time because now he released an album called Opium with colorful French belle époque chansons that some people may find a bit old fashioned or even corny but in the capable hands of Jaroussky it all sounds fresh and well tempered.

He came to Brussels on the 19th of April to promote the album and the Frenchspeaking classical radio made a recording of it and a broadcast.

It’s a cycle of 4 times 5 songs divided by solo piano and a pause in the middle. I recorded the live streaming and edited it into two parts. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

This time it’s one mediafire link with the two files in it, or as 2 separate files:

Part 1

Gabriel Dupont: Mandoline 02:20
Ernest Chausson: Le colibri 03:06
Camille Saint-Saëns: Opium 02:30
Reynaldo Hahn: Offrande 02:54
Jules Massenet: Nuit d'espagne 03:14

Cécile Chaminade: Automne – solo piano 05:58

Reynaldo Hahn: A Chloris 03:08
Gabriel Fauré: Automne 02:30
Ernest Chausson: Papillons 01:04
Ernest Chausson: Les heures 03:27
Cécile Chaminade: Sombrero 01:30

Part 2

César Franck: Nocturne 03:24
Reynaldo Hahn: Trois jours de vendange 03:24
Gabriel Fauré: En sourdine 03:00
Guillaume Lekeu: Sur une tombe 04:00
Reynaldo Hahn: Fêtes galantes 01:41

César Franck: Prélude – solo piano 03:36

Gabriel Fauré: Nell 01:28
Ernest Chausson: Le temps des lilas 04:00
Reynaldo Hahn: Quand je fus pris au pavillon 00:57
Cécile Chaminade: Mignonne 02:58

Reynaldo Hahn: L'Heure exquise 02:16