(2004) Debussy, Duparc & Poulenc: Mélodies Etude de concert No. 1 an institution which he headed

an institution which he headed until the end of his life

Searching for balance

one of the most successful composers of those years

The virtuoso passages of the fast movements are less dominant and better integrated into the thematic structure

and in August 2014 won the Nicolas Firmenich price at the Verbier Festival

(2004) Debussy, Duparc & Poulenc: Mélodies Etude de concert No. 1 an institution which he headedThe French soprano makes her solo debut with French songs Enthusiastically applauded at the most prestigious opera houses around the world, French soprano Norah Amsellem makes her solo recording debut with Claves. The focal point is an anthology of French songs by Debussy, Duparc and Poulenc recorded at the lovely Saint Victor de Villecroze Chapel in Provence (France) in 2003. These songs are so suited to her voice that baritone Grard Souzay himself