Lyric Scenes on Fragments by Sappho. Par JOST CHRISTIAN. The Greek poetess Sappho wrote her poems, which have survived in fragmentary form, in exile in Sicily in about 600 BC. Full of natural intensity and liveliness, her verses revolve around the conditions of a human existence that is bittersweet. Her credo is: “the most beautiful thing is that which one loves”. Christian Jost has captured the mood of these words in lyrical scenes for mezzosoprano and piano. The singing voice follows the shape of Sappho’s words in the classical Greek with sensitive phrasing, while the piano creates expressively dramatic structures of sound./ Répertoire / Mezzo-Soprano et Piano

This Book and CD collection of Volume 2 of Les Plaisirs Du Bel Canto features a selection of songs for singers that have been taken from the classic repertoire of the great operas. For Mezzo-SopranoVoice.
For professional singers, students, enthusiasts and music schools, this varied repertoire is a great way to enter into the joyous world of singing. The CD features Pianoaccompaniment as it appears transcribed in the book.
1. Habanera (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges]
2. La Lettre (Véronique) [Messager, André]
3. La Maison Grise (Fortunio) [Messager, André]
4. La Reine De La Nuit (La Flûte Enchantée) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
5. L\'air Des Bijoux (Faust) [Gounod, Charles]
6. Le Roi De Thulé (Faust) [Gounod, Charles]
/ Partitions classique / Vocale - chorale / Voix solo - piano / CHOUDENS