{"product_id":"oxalys_la-flute-de-pan-quintettes_2019","title":"La Flûte de Pan Quintettes","description":"Jean Cras drew inspiration from the wellspring of ancient Greece for the rare scores that the ocean did not inspire him: his Polyphème, a lyrical masterpiece that alone dared to follow in the footsteps of Claude Debussy's \"Pelléas et Mélisande,\" was followed six years later by a cycle of four melodies in which he blends the voice of a soprano who could absolutely be Mélisande, in timbre, phrasing, and colors, with the flute of the God Pan, a syrinx, and three string instruments. The cycle is one of the masterpieces of French melody after Fauré, on par with Debussy's Bilitis, Ravel's Mallarmé, and Delage's Poèmes hindous. Sophie Karthäuser distills the sensual poetry of her elegant soprano, capturing all the double meanings of the admirable poems by Lucien Jacques, which inspired Jean Cras to create another equally fascinating collection, \"Fontaines.\" After this revelation, Oxalys prefers to return to marine inspiration, with Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, who, with his wandering keyboard, carries the strings of the Quintet that composes a travel journal full of colors and sea spray, a wonderful score, just like the other Quintet, contemporary with \"La flûte de Pan,\" where this time the composer prefers the traverso, which he marries with the harp and the three strings. A Ravelian score, full of imaginary detours, with a subtle progression, where the harmonies are sometimes spiced with Hindu hues. A perfect record to discover one of the princes of the most French music ever written. (Discophilia - Artalinna.com) (Jean-Charles Hoffelé)","brand":"Oxalys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58239975293272,"sku":null,"price":20191001.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/5425004840677.jpg?v=1787438196","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/oxalys_la-flute-de-pan-quintettes_2019","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}