Märta Schéle - Mélodies de la Belle Epoque
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IMCD 035
Recorded at Artisten, School of Music, Gothenburg University
Producer:
Jan Johansson
Recording Engineer:
Michael BergekHelena Munktell
Sérénade
Dans le lointain des Bois
Ce Qu'entedent les Nuits
D'un Berceau
Cantilène
Fascination
La dernière Berceuse
Exil D'Amour
Si tu le voulais
Fidélité
Erik Satie
Les Ange,
Elégie
Sylvie
Chanson,
Les Fleurs,
Chanson Médiévale
Cécile Chaminade
Madrigal,
L'Anneau D'Argent,
Viens mon bien-Aimée
Garbriel Fauré
La bonne chanson:
Une Sainte en son Auréole,
Puisque L'Aube Grandit,
La Lune blanche luit dans le bois,
J'allais par des chemins perfides,
J'ai presque peur, en vérité,
Avant que tu ne t'en ailles,
Donc, ce sera par un clair Jour D'Eté
N'est-ce pas?
L'Hiver a Cessé
Total 63:32
Märta Schéle - Soprano
Olof Höjer - PianoIt all began with Gabriel Fauré and la Bonne Chanson - an affection which later extended itself to a deep love of all French art. Then one day, I came across songs by the Swedish composer Helena Munktell, active for many years in Paris. As I was also drawn towards France, I felt a sense of sisterhood with her work, across linguistic, temporal and national boundaries. M. Schéle
Märta Schéle is open to a wide variety of musical contexts, appearing in theatrically staged concerts, composer presentations, large and small chamber recitals, symphonic works, improvisations and churches.
Her repertoire is extensive ranging from the Baroque to the avant-garde. She also sings with jazz ensembles. Märta Schéle has toured at home and abroad, has performed on radio and televison and has made many recordings. Her disc "Life and Death" on the Proprius Label was awarded "best vocal recording of the year" by the Swedish daily Gothenburg Post. In 1983, she was appointed member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. 1990, she recieived Litteris et Artibus and the Gothenburg City gold medal, and in 1994 the Pro Arte et Scientia by Gothenburg University. She has a teaching position at the School of Music, Gothenburg University and also gives classes elsewhere.Olof Höjer "...has long been considered to be a particularly discerning interpreter, especially of unusual works for the piano. His interpretations are of rarely heard pieces and composers, and are often performed in unusual concert settings."
He "...is without doubt one of Swedens foremost accompanists. His fingers are quick and his wrist limber; he is never domineering, but at the same time his playing is always meaningful because of the clarity and elegance of his musical intentions; moreover, he is unique in his sensuous feel for sound."