Un compositeur contemporain très attachant, dont les oeuvres sont éloignés as canons avant-gardistes, mais dont le langage reste moderne et personnel. Un mélange de classicisme (cantate à numéros pour l'Ode à La Fontaine) et de subjectivité (Tombeau de Louisa Paulin, très lyrique notamment "La Colombe", superbe).
5つ星のうち4.0French chamber music from the 1970s & 1990s by Louis-Noël Belaubre
2012年1月14日に英国でレビュー済み
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I have to admit that I knew nothing about the French composer Louis-Noël Belaubre when I purchased this disc a while back when picking up a few inexpensive deletions from the now defunct French record label l'empreinte digitale. This chance encounter has proved rewarding with the CD containing three of Belaubre's compositions, all of which have born repeated listening.
From a bit of research on the internet, I see that Belaubre was born in 1932 and from the mid-1970s lead the Conservatiore of Grasse near Cannes. Mainly known as a pianist, Belaubre has in fact composed many works ranging from symphonies, ballet, opera, and, as here, chamber music. As far as I can see, this now-deleted CD is the only one containing only works by this composer that currently remains available.
That's a pity as all three pieces are very interesting. First off, we have what is apparently Belaubre's best-known piece, Le Tombeau de Louisa Paulin, a setting of Paulin's poetry sung by mezzo Frédérique Dejoie, with Michel Lethiee on clarinet, Manfred Stilz on cello and the composer on piano. Most annoyingly, there are no texts in the booklet, and my French is nowhere near good enough to understand what is being sung! Nevertheless, Belaubre's Op.41 from 1972, clearly influenced by Frank Martin, Martinu, Britten, and, partcularly, Bartók, I'd certainly say that Belaubre has a distinctive voice of his own.
The second piece on the CD is entitled Romances du Gai Savoir, Op.37 and features, aside from the composer, Alain Marion on flute and Lethic on clarinet. According to the booklet notes, "...Le gai savoir was the art of "trobar clus", in other words impenetrable poetry in the langue d'oc, with a double meaning..." Linked to the Cathars and their mysticism, this piece dates from 1970.
The final piece on the CD comes from 1992 and is called Ode pour Jean de la Fontaine, the French writer of poem and fables. Belaubre's Op.72 is scored for a chamber choir, mezzo, baritone, alto, and bass and the composer plays the piano. This reminds me of Messiaen, somewhat. The frustration is that I have little idea about what is going on although that has only slightly affected my enjoyment of the music.
All-in-all, I have been intrigued by this CD and am curious to hear more of Belaubre but, according to his brief website, nothing much remains in the physical music media.
For those with a taste for Frank Martin and Olivier Messiaen, this disc is most certainly worth hearing.
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