Jodie Devos reviews
And Love Said...
Jodie Devos (soprano), Nicolas Krüger (piano) (Alpha Classics)
Magic Mozart
Sandrine Piau (soprano), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), et al; Insula Orchestra/Laurence Equilbey (Erato)
Saint-Saëns - Le Timbre d'argent
Jodie Devos, Tassis Christoyannis, et al; Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (BruZane)
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'Mirages' - Arias & songs sung by Sabine Devieilhe and friends
The concept of cultural appropriation was mercifully unknown to the composers of 19th-century France. We can therefore sit back and enjoy their daydreams in Mirages, compiled around visions of faraway or imaginary lands and people, dominated by Oriental exoticism. Sabine Devieilhe’s voice is shown off to stunning effect as she and her colleagues bring together the (sometimes) kitschier side of eastern longings and the lingering influence of such sounds on more intriguing music.