Gabriel Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande – Suite

This new release features Gabriel Fauré’s orchestrated songs and music for the stage. The programme includes the highly attractive incidental music for Pelléas et Mélisande, his most popular symphonic work, and extracts from Prométhée, which represents a genuine recording rarity. The orchestrated songs and other vocal tracks are performed in her Naxos debut by mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught, who has starred in opera productions throughout Europe and the US. Conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud is well known for the fine reviews received for his previous Naxos recordings of French repertoire, including an album of orchestral works by Paul Dukas (8.573296), placed by Fanfare ‘at the head of the pack ... Tingaud’s performance of La Péri would sweep the field.’


8.574619
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Gabriel FAURÉ (1845–1924)
Pelléas et Mélisande – Suite 1
Prométhée (excerpts) 2
Shylock 3
Songs 4

Tara Erraught 1, 2, 4 , Ruth Rosique 4, Sopranos
Julien Dran 3, Tenor
Chamber Choir Ireland 2 • National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Jean-Luc Tingaud

This programme spotlights Gabriel Fauré’s orchestrated songs and his music for the stage, of which his suite from the incidental music for Pelléas et Mélisande includes some of his best-loved music. Performances of Fauré’s spectacular Wagnerian drama Prométhée are a real rarity, while the eloquent Shylock suite, based on Shakespeare, contains some of his most elaborate symphonic music. Fauré orchestrated only a small number of his more than 100 songs, but these include the transcendentally beautiful love song Les Roses d’Ispahan with its harmonic subtleties and gorgeous coda.

About the Artists

Born in Ireland, mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught commands a wide repertoire. Highlights of recent opera seasons include role debuts as Adalgisa (Norma) at the Bayerische Staatsoper, the title roles in Iphigénie en Tauride and Cendrillon at the Opéra national de Paris, and in Maria Stuarda at Irish National Opera. She has also given celebrated performances at the Staatsoper Hamburg, Wiener Staatsoper and Staatsoper Berlin, and recitals at London's Wigmore Hall, Austria's Schubertiade, and other European venues.

Andalusian soprano Ruth Rosique has appeared throughout Spain, at New York's Carnegie Hall, the Teatro Colón de Bogotá in Colombia, and in Tokyo. In Italy, she has sung in prestigious theatres including Teatro La Fenice and Teatro Regio di Parma alongside José Carreras. She participates in many international festivals, where she also teaches vocal technique and chamber music. She has sung under the direction of distinguished conductors, including Helmuth Rilling, Christopher Hogwood and Christophe Rousset.

French tenor Julien Dran's recent highlights include appearances in the 2021 world premiere of Marc-André Dalbavie’s opera Le Soulier de satin at Opéra national de Paris, and concert performances with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris under Hervé Niquet. Previous roles include Fenton (Falstaff) at the Opéra de Massy, Matteo Borsa (Rigoletto) at the Festival d’Aix en Provence, and Tibère in the world premiere production of Gesseney-Rappo’s Carlotta ou la Vaticane at Nouvel Opéra Fribourg.

Conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud's notable opera engagements have included appearances at Wexford Festival Opera, the Arena di Verona, the Prague National Theatre, English National Opera, the Donizetti Opera Festival, Bergamo; also in productions at Lille, Pittsburgh, Madrid, Florence, Tokyo and Beijing. He has conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, the Warsaw and Kraków Philharmonics, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Orchestre National de Lyon, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.

The National Symphony Orchestra (of Ireland), until recently the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, has been at the centre of Ireland’s cultural life since 1948. It plays a central role in classical music in Ireland through yearlong programmes of live performances, schools and educational projects, broadcasts, recordings and new commissions. The orchestra has been critically acclaimed for its recordings across several labels, including Naxos, BIS, Claves, Toccata Classics and RTÉ lyric fm.

Chamber Choir Ireland (CCI) is the country’s national chamber choir and premier professional choral ensemble. Recognised for its creative approach to commissioning, programming and recording, CCI’s repertoire spans early Renaissance works to cutting-edge commissions. CCI brings world-class choral music to audiences throughout Ireland and abroad, with international tours taking them to the US, UK, Belgium, Estonia, Russia, Germany and South America.

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