The musical culture that Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French and Napoleon Bonaparte’s wife, developed with her family and at court kept pace with fashion and even shaped the French musical taste of the period. Joséphine organised weekly concerts at the Château de Malmaison, her preferred residence, that featured many of the most famous musicians in Paris and Europe. Informal musical soirées were also held on an almost daily basis.
Au salon de Joséphine (At The Salon of Josephine) presents excerpts from operas of the period transcribed for chamber performance. In which the most passionate emotions are expressed alongside nostalgic romances and alternate with instrumental works to recreate the spontaneity of a musical evening in Joséphine’s salon. This original project offers music lovers an immersion in a musical universe that is largely unknown to audiences today.
Coline Dutilleul, Mezzo-SopranoAline Zylberajch, FortepianoPernelle Marzorati, Harp
Tracklist
Total time: 01:05:37
1.
Il était là !
03:01
2.
L’hirondelle
03:20
3.
Sonata for Fortepiano in C Major, Op. 37 No. 1: II. Andante
02:14
4.
Plaisir d’amour
03:56
5.
I zingari in fiera, R 1.79, Act II Scene 1: Chi vuol la zingarella
02:25
6.
Duo pour harpe ou forte piano: Allegretto (After Keyboard Trio in B-Flat Major, B. 433)
07:27
7.
L’Irato, ou l’Emporté: J’ai de la raison, j’aime la sagesse
04:28
8.
Romance de Zoé
02:38
9.
Harp Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 13 No. 1: I. Allegretto
02:44
10.
Harp Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 13 No. 1: II. Romance
03:36
11.
La Vestale, Act II: O nume tutelar
02:51
12.
12 Romances: No. 2, Complainte d’Héloïse au Paraclet
02:38
13.
Sonata for Fortepiano in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Allegro
05:08
14.
La mort de Werther
02:48
15.
L’orage
02:48
16.
Harp Sonatina in C Minor, Op. 92 No. 2: I. Prélude Allegro
00:17
17.
Harp Sonatina in C Minor, Op. 92 No. 2: II. Allegro Maestoso
03:14
18.
Harp Sonatina in C Minor, Op. 92 No. 2: III. Romance
01:50
19.
Che chiedi, che brami
03:10
20.
Le Huron: Monologue de Mademoiselle de Saint-Yves
The musical culture that Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French and Napoleon Bonaparte’s wife, developed with her family and at court kept pace with fashion and even shaped the French musical taste of the period. Joséphine organised weekly concerts at the Château de Malmaison, her preferred residence, that featured many of the most famous musicians in Paris and Europe. Informal musical soirées were also held on an almost daily basis.
Au salon de Joséphine (At The Salon of Josephine) presents excerpts from operas of the period transcribed for chamber performance. In which the most passionate emotions are expressed alongside nostalgic romances and alternate with instrumental works to recreate the spontaneity of a musical evening in Joséphine’s salon. This original project offers music lovers an immersion in a musical universe that is largely unknown to audiences today.
Coline Dutilleul, Mezzo-SopranoAline Zylberajch, FortepianoPernelle Marzorati, Harp