Karine Deshayes, François Salque, Oswald Sallaberger - Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Élégie & Mélodies / Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll (2012)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 237 MB | 58:41
Genre: Classical | Label: Zig-Zag Territoires
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 237 MB | 58:41
Genre: Classical | Label: Zig-Zag Territoires
Works by Gabriel Fauré and Richard Wagner aren't usually mentioned in the same breath, though an astute listener will easily understand why they are brought together for this late Romantic program. The lush and atmospheric harmonies and languorous melodies of Fauré's Pelléas et Mélisande, the Élégie, and his songs sort well with the benign lyricism and yearning chromaticism of Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, a serenade based on themes from the music drama, Siegfried. Indeed, this album demonstrates how pervasive Wagner's influence was, that even the classically calm and composed Fauré could not resist its expressive possibilities.