Images. Hommage à Marcel Tournier
Emmanuel Ceysson (harp), Véronique Gens (soprano), Quatuor Voce
Images. Hommage à Marcel Tournier
Emmanuel Ceysson (harp), Véronique Gens (soprano), Quatuor Voce
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Beautifully recorded and beautifully performed, this is a very desirable recording.
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The harpist Emmanuel Ceysson is unanimously recognised for his powerful virtuoso playing. He was appointed principal harp with the Opera national de Paris at the age of 22, where he remained for fifteen years before going to the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera of New York for five years; he has been principal harpist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel since 2020. Here he pays tribute to Marcel Tournier (1879-1951), one of the greatest harpist composers in the history of the instrument. The majority of Tournier's works are for solo harp or voice and harp, but he later added other instruments to certain pieces and so transformed them into chamber works. The works recorded here date from his mature years and show the influence of Debussy, Satie, and Ravel. Emmanuel Ceysson, the Quatuor Voce and Veronique Gens draw our attention to this important composer and to several previously unpublished versions of some of his works, the manuscripts of which have only recently come to light.
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September 2025
Beautifully recorded and beautifully performed, this is a very desirable recording.