アンリエット・ド・コリニーの詩によるアリア(エール)と歌曲集

17世紀に愛を貫いた女性、アンリエット・ド・コリニーの詩の世界を声とハープで聴く

アンリエット・ド・コリニー(1623-1673)は、当時の女性としては大変珍しいことに、20歳で恋愛結婚をしました。夫が亡くなった後、母親の勧めでラ・スーズ伯爵と結婚させられることになりましたが、コリニーはいわば"愛のない事実婚"とでも言うべきスタンスを貫いた、大変自由な考えをもっていました。そんな彼女はまた大変な才能を持った文学者・詩人でもあり、彼女の詩には同時代人、および後世の人々が多数作曲しています。古楽を中心に活躍するバリトン(テノールとしても活躍)、マルク・モイヨンが、彼女の残した美しい詩の世界をたくみな情景描写で歌い上げます。マルクの姉(妹)にあたるアンジェリク・モイヨンは13-18世紀の音楽をハープで演奏しており、中世ハープ、ルネッサンス・ハープを奏でるほか、ドゥルス・メモワールなどでも演奏しています。マルクとはしばしば共演しています。
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With performers increased focus on the music of the French Baroque, its rare to find an album exploring a completely unknown repertory, but thats whats happening here, and although this is certainly a specialized release, its of great interest to anyone. The main feature is that most of the music consists of settings of poetry by the titular Comtesse de la Suze, Henriette de Coligny. Although she chose to use it as a pen name, her Comtesse de la Suze title is more than a bit ironic, inasmuch as she obtained a kind of divorce from the Comte de la Suze at a time when such a thing was rarely done in France. The Count was her second husband; her first marriage, too, was unusual, for it was made in the name of love, and it is love that inspired Henriette as a poet, love as expressed in bold but inward strokes, with striking imagery that inspired a variety of composers. Many of the pieces, designated as chansons, come from several 17th century volumes called the Livre dairs des differents auteurs, and the composers, except for a few who wrote the instrumental pieces, are all but unknown. Baritone Marc Mauillon contributes suitably quiet, gentle readings, and another major attraction is the variety of harps played in the continuo by his sister, Angelique Mauillon. Harmonia Mundi delivers excellent sound from a small concert space that is completely appropriate to the music; the atmosphere is intimate without being too close. One might have wished to know more about the circumstances in which this chamber music was performed, but its highly listenable on its own terms, and for those interested in the history of literature by women, its an absolute must.