Debussy: Musique De Scene Pour Les Chansons De Bilitis

This fascinating CD brings together the works that Claude Debussy wrote on texts by his friend, the poet Pierre Louÿs: the Chansons de Bilitis. Louÿs claimed that the poems were translations from the ancient Greek, a falsification as they were entirely his own.. The poems are in the manner of Sappho and deal with the erotically charged world of nymphs, fauns, naiades, shepherds and ancient greek gods. This new recordings presents the three songs for voice and piano Chansons de Bilitis, as well as the complete "musique de scène pour accompagner la récitation avec tableaux vivents da 12 poèmes de Pierre Louÿs (1903)" for voice, 2 flutes, 2 harps and celesta. Also included are the "Six Épigraphes antiques" for piano 4 hands (its titles deriving from Louýs' poetry) and the famous La flute de Pan for flute solo. Beautifully performed by Elisabetta Lombardi (mezzo soprano), Claudia Giottoli (flute) and Filippo Farinelli (piano).