Between Heaven & EarthRelease Date07 September 2009
Label:Naïve
Synopsis
• Sandrine Piau takes great pleasure in the art of recital. ‘Between Heaven and Earth’ sees her explore the religious and philosophical aspects of life through Handel’s great oeuvre. She is accompanied by one of the finest period instrument ensembles, Accademia Bizantina under the direction of Stefano Montanari
• For Handel the soprano voice may assume many different guises: as angelic messenger, as the herald of hope and reason, or glorifying music itself. It can also express the deepest sufferings and transcend them in an ecstasy worthy of the greatest mystics.
“High voices generally symbolise that distant celestial sphere where birds and angels mingle. Their purity allows us, fleetingly, to forget human imperfection and fragility. I try to understand the alternating feelings of fascination and rejection such voices awaken in me” – Sandrine Piau
• A highlight is the stunning duet, ‘As steals the morn upon the night’ from L’allegro, Il penseroso, ed Il moderato and features the internationally acclaimed Finnish tenor, Topi Lehtipuu
• Sandrine Piau records exclusively for Naïve. Her disc of Mozart Arias, accompanied by the Freiburger Barockorchester met with critical acclaim and was awarded the Prix Charles Cros. Her second album, Debussy Mélodies, accompanied by Jos van Imserseel, was awarded the ‘Prix Ravel’ at the Orphée Awards in Paris. Handel’s Arias Seria with Christophe Rousset was awarded Editor’s Choice by Gramophone in January 2005 and won the Stanley Sadie Handel Recording Prize 2005.
• Sandrine Piau also won "une victoire de la Musique Classique" as the best lyric artist in 2009.
Listen to excerpts from the release here:
• For Handel the soprano voice may assume many different guises: as angelic messenger, as the herald of hope and reason, or glorifying music itself. It can also express the deepest sufferings and transcend them in an ecstasy worthy of the greatest mystics.
“High voices generally symbolise that distant celestial sphere where birds and angels mingle. Their purity allows us, fleetingly, to forget human imperfection and fragility. I try to understand the alternating feelings of fascination and rejection such voices awaken in me” – Sandrine Piau
• A highlight is the stunning duet, ‘As steals the morn upon the night’ from L’allegro, Il penseroso, ed Il moderato and features the internationally acclaimed Finnish tenor, Topi Lehtipuu
• Sandrine Piau records exclusively for Naïve. Her disc of Mozart Arias, accompanied by the Freiburger Barockorchester met with critical acclaim and was awarded the Prix Charles Cros. Her second album, Debussy Mélodies, accompanied by Jos van Imserseel, was awarded the ‘Prix Ravel’ at the Orphée Awards in Paris. Handel’s Arias Seria with Christophe Rousset was awarded Editor’s Choice by Gramophone in January 2005 and won the Stanley Sadie Handel Recording Prize 2005.
• Sandrine Piau also won "une victoire de la Musique Classique" as the best lyric artist in 2009.
Listen to excerpts from the release here:
HEY NAÏVE WHY DONT YOU HIRE ROBERTA INVERNIZZI FOR VIVALDIAN OPERAS? SHE´S BY FAR THE BEST BAROQUE SOPRANO, DONT FORGET HER PLEASE!
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