Queen Elisabeth Competition 2000 – Voice – 2-CD Set

Queen Elisabeth 2000: the pleasure of hearing voices again

A sung phrase or a distinctive vocal colour can make a listening moment stay with you. This two-CD set invites you to return to the performers of the 2000 Queen Elisabeth Competition. Settle in and enjoy the meeting of expressive repertoire and individual musical personalities.

A journey through opera and song

Monteverdi, Handel and Bach sit alongside songs by Chausson, Grieg, Jongen and Schubert. The second disc opens up the world of opera with Tchaikovsky, Rossini, Mozart, Puccini, Wagner, Bizet, Verdi and Dvořák, while also featuring Mahler and Berlioz. Different languages and styles offer plenty of opportunities to discover a singer or revisit a favourite work.

Performers and accompaniment to savour

The programme features Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Olga Pasichnyk, Pierre-Yves Pruvot, Marius Brenciu, Lubana Al Quntar, Margriet van Reisen, Karen Wierzba and Véronique Solhosse. The Academy of Ancient Music and Paul Goodwin accompany the first four tracks; La Monnaie/De Munt Symphony Orchestra and Marc Soustrot feature on CD 2. With 2 hours, 10 minutes and 53 seconds of music, this set makes a rewarding choice for a vocal music lover.

Questions about this set

How many tracks are included?

The set contains 28 tracks: 16 on disc 1 and 12 on disc 2.

Which discipline does the programme feature?

Voice, with opera arias, mélodies, lieder and Baroque vocal works.

What is the total playing time?

The total playing time is 2 hr 10 min 53 sec.

Complete track listing

CD 1

1. Claudio MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) – Dal mio Permesso amato [LA MUSICA – L’ORFEO] – Olga PASICHNYK – 5’41
2. Georg Friedrich HAENDEL (1685-1759) – I feel, I feel the Deity within - Arm, arm ye brave! [JUDAS MACCABÄUS] – Pierre-Yves PRUVOT — 4’39
3. Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) – Die Welt wird wieder neu - Phoebus eilt [WEICHET NUR, BETRÜBTE SCHATTEN] – Olga PASICHNYK — 3’47
4. Georg Friedrich HAENDEL (1685-1759) – Why do the nations so furiously rage together [THE MESSIAH] – Robert POMAKOV – 5’29
5. Ernest CHAUSSON (1855-1899) – Le temps des lilas [POÈME DE L’AMOUR ET DE LA MER - BOUCHOR] – Marie-Nicole LEMIEUX – 4’05
6. Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) – Schmerzen [WESENDONK LIEDER – WESENDONK] – Marie-Nicole LEMIEUX – 2’10
7. Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) – Träume [WESENDONK LIEDER – WESENDONK] – Marie-Nicole LEMIEUX – 4’35
8. Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907) – Gruss [HEINE] – Olga PASICHNYK – 1’01
9. Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907) – Zur Rosenzeit [GOETHE] – Olga PASICHNYK – 3’00
10. Anatoly KOS-ANATOLSKY (1909-1983) – Solovinyi romans [KOS-ANATOLSKY] – Olga PASICHNYK – 3’27
11. Jean FRANÇAIX (1912-1997) – Huit anecdotes de Chamfort [CHAMFORT] – Pierre-Yves PRUVOT – 8’29
12. MOHAMMAD AL KASABJI – Ya Touyour – Lubana AL QUNTAR – 3’01
13. André LAPORTE (°1931) – Momenti d’estasi [ECO] – Karen WIERZBA – 5’28
14. Alphons DIEPENBROCK (1862-1921) – En sourdine [VERLAINE] – Margriet VAN REISEN – 4’33
15. Joseph JONGEN (1873-1953) – Chanson roumaine [VACARESCO] – Véronique SOLHOSSE – 4’02
16. Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828) – Nacht und Träume [COLLIN] – Karen WIERZBA – 4’19

CD 2

1. Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) – Kuda, Kuda [LEMSKI – EVGENY ONEGIN] – Marius BRENCIU – 7’00
2. Gioachino ROSSINI (1792-1868) – Cruda sorte - Qual chi vuol [ISABELLA – L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI] – Marie-Nicole LEMIEUX – 5’08
3. Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) – Ach, ich fühl’s [PAMINA – DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE] – Olga PASICHNYK – 3’56
4. Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) – Hai già vinta la causa - Vedrò mentr’io sospiro [CONTE – LE NOZZE DI FIGARO] – Pierre-Yves PRUVOT – 4’55
5. Giacomo PUCCINI (1858-1924) – Senza mamma [SUOR ANGELICA – SUOR ANGELICA] – Lubana AL QUNTAR – 4’54
6. Gustav MAHLER (1860-1911) – Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen [7 LIEDER AUS LETZTER ZEIT – RÜCKERT] – Marie-Nicole LEMIEUX – 6’16
7. Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) – Höre mit Sinn [WALTRAUTE – GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG] – Margriet VAN REISEN – 7’24
8. Georges BIZET (1838-1875) – La fleur que tu m’avais jetée [DON JOSÉ – CARMEN] – Marius BRENCIU – 4’16
9. Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869) – Au cimetière [LES NUITS D’ÉTÉ – GAUTIER] – Marie-Nicole LEMIEUX – 4’54
10. Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) – Da, vspomnila [PAULINE – PIKOVAYA DAMA] – Marie-Nicole LEMIEUX – 3’11
11. Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901) – O, figli [MACDUFF – MACBETH] – Marius BRENCIU – 3’53
12. Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) – Mĕsíčku na nebi hlubokém [RUSALKA – RUSALKA] – Lubana AL QUNTAR – 6’03