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The rediscovery of female composers proceeded more slowly in France than in Britain or the U.S., but that seems to be changing with the establishment of the La Boîte à Pépites label; it will devote itself to multivolume excavations of music by women. Charlotte Sohy: Compositrice de la Belle Époque is the label's debut release, covering the works of a composer who was all but unknown until just a few years before the album appeared in 2022. It is well worth the effort of all involved, and it is notable that the three-volume set appeared on classical best-seller charts in the autumn of 2022. One volume is devoted to keyboard music, one to chamber music -- including works with voice -- and one to orchestral music, again including orchestral songs. There's much to explore here, but a preliminary impression would be that Sohy's instrumental music is more distinctive than her vocal music, although there are some talented vocal soloists here; sample the work of the fabulously named Aude Extrémo in the Deux poèmes chantés, Op. 17. In Sohy's music there are traces of her teacher, Vincent d'Indy, of Ernest Chausson, of Gabriel Fauré in the earlier works, but in the best of them, there is an economical wit that is entirely distinctive. Try the Deuxième Quatuor, Op. 33 ("String Quartet No. 2"), which, after a very nervous "Badinierie scherzo," concludes with an entirely unexpected and quite weighty fugue. There is not a work in the set that couldn't hold its own on a program of French music, and the various performers are enthusiastic in their contributions. Those interested are urged to seek out the physical release, which includes detailed information on each work as well as some interesting cartoon illustrations. This is a pathbreaking release, likely to be followed by many more on its label.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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David Kadouch, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Chants de la lande, Op. 4 (Charlotte Sohy)
Marie-Laure Garnier, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Marie-Laure Garnier, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Marie-Laure Garnier, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Marie-Laure Garnier, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Marie-Laure Garnier, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Marie-Laure Garnier, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Sonate, Op. 6 (Charlotte Sohy)
Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Héloïse Luzzati, Cello, MainArtist - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Quatre Pièces romantiques, Op. 30 (Charlotte Sohy)
Marie Vermeulin, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Marie Vermeulin, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Marie Vermeulin, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Marie Vermeulin, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Trio, Op. 24 (Charlotte Sohy)
Xavier Phillips, Cello, MainArtist - Nikola Nikolov, Violin, MainArtist - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Xavier Phillips, Cello, MainArtist - Nikola Nikolov, Violin, MainArtist - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Xavier Phillips, Cello, MainArtist - Nikola Nikolov, Violin, MainArtist - Célia Oneto Bensaïd, Piano, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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DISC 2
Premier Quatuor, Op. 25 (Charlotte Sohy)
Quatuor Hermès, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Quatuor Hermès, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Quatuor Hermès, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Quatuor Hermès, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Deuxième Quatuor, Op. 33 (Charlotte Sohy)
Quatuor Hermès, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Quatuor Hermès, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Quatuor Hermès, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Tryptique champêtre, Op. 21 (Charlotte Sohy)
Yan Levionnois, Cello, MainArtist - Constance Luzzati, Harp, MainArtist - Omer Bouchez, Violin, MainArtist - Mathilde Calderini, Flute, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer - Lou Yung-Hsin Chang, Viola, MainArtist
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Yan Levionnois, Cello, MainArtist - Constance Luzzati, Harp, MainArtist - Omer Bouchez, Violin, MainArtist - Mathilde Calderini, Flute, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer - Lou Yung-Hsin Chang, Viola, MainArtist
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Yan Levionnois, Cello, MainArtist - Constance Luzzati, Harp, MainArtist - Omer Bouchez, Violin, MainArtist - Mathilde Calderini, Flute, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer - Lou Yung-Hsin Chang, Viola, MainArtist
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DISC 3
Trois Chants nostalgiques, Op. 7 (Charlotte Sohy)
Aude Extrémo, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Aude Extrémo, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Aude Extrémo, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Deux Poèmes chantés, Op. 17 (Charlotte Sohy)
Aude Extrémo, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Aude Extrémo, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals - Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Cordélia Palm, Violin, MainArtist - Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Histoire sentimentale, Op. 34 (Charlotte Sohy)
Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer
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Méditations, Op. 18 (Charlotte Sohy)
Marie Perbost, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer - François-Henri Labey, Arranger
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Marie Perbost, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer - François-Henri Labey, Arranger
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Marie Perbost, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Debora Waldman, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charlotte Sohy, Composer - François-Henri Labey, Arranger
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Album review
The rediscovery of female composers proceeded more slowly in France than in Britain or the U.S., but that seems to be changing with the establishment of the La Boîte à Pépites label; it will devote itself to multivolume excavations of music by women. Charlotte Sohy: Compositrice de la Belle Époque is the label's debut release, covering the works of a composer who was all but unknown until just a few years before the album appeared in 2022. It is well worth the effort of all involved, and it is notable that the three-volume set appeared on classical best-seller charts in the autumn of 2022. One volume is devoted to keyboard music, one to chamber music -- including works with voice -- and one to orchestral music, again including orchestral songs. There's much to explore here, but a preliminary impression would be that Sohy's instrumental music is more distinctive than her vocal music, although there are some talented vocal soloists here; sample the work of the fabulously named Aude Extrémo in the Deux poèmes chantés, Op. 17. In Sohy's music there are traces of her teacher, Vincent d'Indy, of Ernest Chausson, of Gabriel Fauré in the earlier works, but in the best of them, there is an economical wit that is entirely distinctive. Try the Deuxième Quatuor, Op. 33 ("String Quartet No. 2"), which, after a very nervous "Badinierie scherzo," concludes with an entirely unexpected and quite weighty fugue. There is not a work in the set that couldn't hold its own on a program of French music, and the various performers are enthusiastic in their contributions. Those interested are urged to seek out the physical release, which includes detailed information on each work as well as some interesting cartoon illustrations. This is a pathbreaking release, likely to be followed by many more on its label.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
- Total length: 03:04:51
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Orchestre national Avignon-Provence, Debora Waldman, Célia Oneto Bensaid, Quatuor Hermès, Marie Perbost, Xavier Phillips, David Kadouch, Marie Vermeul
- Composer: Charlotte Sohy
- Label: La Boîte à Pépites
- Genre: Classical
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