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6 Degrees Entertainment

Title - 'Plaisir d'Amour'
Artist - Angela Gheorghiu & Alexandra Dariescu

Winner of five Gramophone Awards, twice recipient of Female Artist of the Year from the Classic Brits, and also in 2018 she received the `Victoire d'Honneur' award in France, Angela Gheorghiu returns to Decca to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her legendary La Traviata with Sir Georg Solti on the just-released Plaisir d'Amour.

A 23-track album featuring rare and classic songs never before recorded by Gheorghiu, and accompanied by her compatriot Alexandra Dariescu the recital opens with Romanian songs and includes such classics as Apres un reve, Tosti’s ideale, Strauss’ Morgen and the Chopin Tristesse.

1. Stephãnescu: Cantecul fuierasului din feeria
2. Stephãnescu: Mandrulita de la munte
3. Debussy: Nuit d'étoiles
4. Debussy: Beau Soir
5. Fauré: Songs (3), Op. 7
6. Fauré: Cinq Melodies 'de Venise', Op. 58
7. Rachmaninov: Songs (6), Op. 8
8. Rachmaninov: Songs (12), Op. 14
9. Paisiello: La Molinara
10. Bellini: Vaga luna che inargenti
11. Tosti: Ideale
12. Tosti: Sogno
13. Tosti: La serenata
14. Rameau: Le Grillon
15. Chopin: Études (12), Op. 10
16. Martini, J P: Plaisir d'amour
17. Hahn, R: Chansons grises
18. Strauss, R: Morgen!
19. Strauss, R: Cäcilie
20. Balfe: The Bohemian Girl
21. Brediceanu: Cine m-aude cantand
22. Villa-Lobos: Floresta do Amazonas, W 551
23. Obradors: Canciones clásicas españolas

For this release, Angela takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of romance across eight countries around the world.

Opening with two playful compositions from Stephãnescu in both Cantecul fuierasului din feeria and Mandrulita de la munte, other stand out moments include the yearning Debussy pairing of Nuit d'étoiles and Beau Soir, the achingly magnificent Vaga luna che inargenti (Bellini), and for my money, both the delicate piano work of Dariescu on Hahn's Chansons grises and the storytelling within Balfe's The Bohemian Girl.

The piano accompaniment of the wondrous Dariescu highlight Angela's voice almost to perfection here which means that she is, and without a shadow of a doubt, still able to move us with her lushly passionate and orchestrated vocal tones.

"I have always enjoyed singing lieder and songs in different languages, because not only are these musical jewels, they are also little universes or complete stories in just a few pages," Angela explains.

"It is like a competition with yourself, challenging your interpretative force and vocal resistance. I wanted to record the vast repertoire on this disc for the first time with a real concert pianist and Alexandra Dariescu is one of the most important young pianists of our time; her touch, sensibility, force, charisma and personality have conquered me."

"She is eclectic and full of courage in trying new experiences, just as I am. I hope the public all over the world will like it as much as we are enjoying offering it."

www.AngelAgheorghiu.com

www.DeccaClassics.com





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