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Marie-Nicole Lemieux en récital à Londres : luxe, calme et volupté

By Luce Zurita, 28 February 2015
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“Pas une seule fois, le charme ne se rompt”
Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 27 February 2015
Programme
Fauré, Cinq Mélodies de Venise, Op.58
Lekeu, Trois Poèmes: no. 1 "Sur une tombe", based on poem by Lekeu
Lekeu, Trois Poèmes: no. 2 "Ronde", based on poem by Lekeu
Lekeu, Trois Poèmes: no. 3 "Nocturne" based on poem by Lekeu
Hahn, Vingt Mélodies: Offrande
Hahn, Vingt Mélodies: D'une prison
Hahn, Sept Chansons grises: L'Heure exquise
Hahn, Vingt Mélodies: Fêtes galantes
Koechlin, Menuet
Koechlin, La pêche
Koechlin, La lune
Koechlin, L'hiver
Koechlin, Si tu le veux
Debussy, Fêtes Galantes II: Les ingénus
Debussy, Fêtes Galantes II: Le Faune
Debussy, Fêtes Galantes II: Colloque sentimental
Duparc, L'Invitation au voyage
Duparc, La vie antérieure
Duparc, Sérénade Florentine
Duparc, Phidylé
Hahn, Mélodies, 2e recueil: À Chloris
Berlioz, Les Nuits d'été: Villanelle, Op.7 no.1
Performers
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto
Roger Vignoles, Piano
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Luce Zurita
Luce Zurita
A graduate from a Masters-degree in Literature (Paris-Sorbonne university) and in Music (RCM, London), Luce Zurita is a French London-based flautist and a musicology researcher.