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Messiaen - Trois Mélodies & Harawi
Hetna Regitze Bruun (soprano) & Kristoffer Hyldig (piano)
Hetna Regitze Bruun and Kristoffer Hyldig prove to be fine advocates of Messiaen's music: Hyldig displays a sure touch and a keen sense of colour, while Bruun has the range of expression and...
Messiaen - Trois Mélodies & Harawi
Hetna Regitze Bruun (soprano) & Kristoffer Hyldig (piano)
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Hetna Regitze Bruun and Kristoffer Hyldig prove to be fine advocates of Messiaen's music: Hyldig displays a sure touch and a keen sense of colour, while Bruun has the range of expression and...
About
Messiaen’s song cycles Trois Mélodies (1930) and Harawi (1945) were both inspired by the loss of a loved one.
Mélodies are a memorial to his mother who had died three years previously, and Harawi was written shortly after his wife Claire Delbos had begun to suffer from the long illness that would ultimately lead to her death.
But far from resorting to misery, the shimmering beauty of Messiaen’s music leaves the listener with a sense of hope and transcendence.
Contents and tracklist
- Hetna Regitze Bruun, Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig
- Hetna Regitze Bruun, Kristoffer Nyholm Hyldig
Spotlight on this release
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Olivier Messiaen
13th Jun 2014
David casts his ear over recordings of Messiaen, and picks out some particular gems.
Awards and reviews
August 2010
Hetna Regitze Bruun and Kristoffer Hyldig prove to be fine advocates of Messiaen's music: Hyldig displays a sure touch and a keen sense of colour, while Bruun has the range of expression and the vocal clout to convey both the radiant and the unsettling aspects of Messiaen's fevered imagination.
April 2010
The first thing to be said about Danish soprano Hetna Regitza Bruun is that she comes far closer to Messiaen's requested grand soprano dramatique than most of her rivals on record...Youthfulness is also a rare asset...Excellent French...allows the music to do the talking
June 2014
Hetna Regitze Bruun’s voice is light and youthful-sounding, and Kristoffer Hyldig is a sensitive and flexible accompanist.
