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ARD – Audio “Green” Lieder nach Paul Verlaine

2015-02-19, ARD, Kulturradio am Mittag

Transcript:

“Auf seiner neuen Doppel-CD mit dem Titel ‘Green’ – also ‘Grün’ – widmet sich der französische Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky ausschließlich Vertonungen des Dichters Paul Verlaine. Uns sind diese nicht ganz so bekannt, es steht also die Frage im Raum, ob das eine lohnenswerte Entdeckung ist, und die Frage beantwortet Kai Luehrs-Kaiser. Ist es lohnenswert?””Er beantwortet es mit ‘Ja’. […] Dies ist doch die vermutlich umfangreichste, vor allem vielgestaltigste Sammlung von Paul-Verlaine-Vertonungen bislang und Philippe Jaroussky, den wir hinlänglich kennen, präsentiert sich hier von einer doch ziemlich neuen Seite, insoweit als sich diese Lieder bis ins französiche Chanson hinein, also bis in den Popbereich eigentlich, erstrecken, klassisch aufbereitet freilich… Ich bin hingerissen von diesem Doppelalbum und finde es einen Türöffner in vielerlei Hinsicht.”

“On his new double CD, titled ‘Green’, the French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky focuses exclusively on musical settings of the poet Paul Verlaine. To us, these are not quite as well-known, which prompts the question whether they are a worthwhile discovery, and the question is answered by Kai Luehrs-Kaiser. Is it worthwhile?. “He [mocking the way the other referred to him in the third person] answers that question with ‘Yes’. […] This is probably the most comprehensive, and first and foremost, the most eclectic collection of settings to music based on Paul Verlaine’s poems up to date, and Philippe Jaroussky, who we know very well already, shows himself from quite a new angle, in so far as these songs span out to French Chanson, which means, into the Pop music sector, classically arranged, of course… I am enraptured by this double album and consider it a door opener in many ways.”

Source: ARD Mediathek (edit, 06 Sept 2015: offline)

2015-02-18-featured-press

Opernglas – Mein geheimer Garten

2015-02-18, Opernglas

Die Gedichte Paul Verlaines haben unzählige Komponisten zu faszinierenden Vertonungen inspiriert. Philippe Jaroussky ist auf Spurensuche gegangen.

Source: Das Opernglas.

Summaries in English can be found here and here.

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ociocrítico.com – Gira española de Jaroussky, el contratenor más mediático a nivel mundial que los cantantes pop

2015-02-18, ociocrítico.com, diariocrítico.com

“Único e irrepetible. Grande/grande. Así es Philippe Jaroussky, el único contratenor con estatus de superestrella a nivel planetario, a pesar de contar con tan sólo 36 años. Ahora se ja metido en una también original e irrepetible nueva obra, ‘Green’, cargada de música de su país y dedicada al gran poeta Paul Verlaine, que paseará en España a lo largo del mes de marzo. Una cita imprescindible”…

Source/Read more: Diariocrítico.com

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Le Figaro – Philippe Jaroussky : Verlaine sur toute la gamme

2015-02-18, Le Figaro

Contre-ténor qui excelle dans le répertoire baroque, Philippe Jaroussky sort Green, un double album consacré exclusivement aux nombreux compositeurs qui ont mis en musique les poèmes de Paul Verlaine, dans différentes versions. On y retrouve bien sûr les classiques Fauré, Debussy, Reynaldo Hahn, Chausson, à l’ordinaire chantés par des sopranos… mais également des adaptations signées Léo Ferré, Charles Trenet, Georges Brassens …

Source/Read more: Le Figaro (subscribers only)

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Warner – Philippe Jaroussky sings Fauré’s ‘Spleen’ (Verlaine) on the album Green

2015-02-11, WarnerClassics on YouTube

via Warner – YouTube

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Warner – Countdown to Valentine’s Day: five classical albums for lovers

2015-02-11, Warner

“‘Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles et des branches,
Et puis voici mon cœur qui ne bat que pour vous’

‘Here are fruits, flowers, leaves and branches,
And here is my heart, which beats only for you.’

Philippe Jaroussky sings these intimate lines three times on his forthcoming double album of Verlaine poetry in mélodies and chansons from Fauré to Ferré. Debussy, Fauré and André Caplet all set the poem Green, which gives the album its enigmantic title.

Source/Read more: Warner Classics

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Culturebox – Les Victoires de la Musique Classique 2015

2015-02-02, Culturebox

disponible jusqu’au 02/08/2015

via Culturebox

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Warner – Philippe Jaroussky video unveils his Verlaine songbook project ‘Green’

2015-01-30, Warner Classics

As Philippe Jaroussky points out in his new video, Paul Verlaine’s poems have been more frequently set to music than any other French writer’s. The countertenor has drawn together a double album’s worth of French mélodies and chansons with words by his favourite poet to create a personal Verlaine ‘songbook’.

Source: Warner Classics

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Warner – Philippe Jaroussky sings Verlaine on the album ‘Green’ – Trailer

2015-01-30, Warner Classics on Youtube

Warner Classics – YouTube

 

2015-01-27-featured-press

Crescendo – “Ich wünsche mir, dass niemand klatscht”

2015-01-27, Crescendo

Philippe Jaroussky, der Countertenor mit der Engelsstimme, erzählt uns, warum er dieses Kompliment gar nicht so gerne hört, was die Gedichte von Paul Verlaine mit einem guten Bordeaux zu tun haben und weshalb er kein Kontrollfreak mehr ist”

Source/Read more: Crescendo


The following is not a professional translation; no profit is being made, no infringement of copyright is intended.

Philippe Jaroussky: “I wished no one would applaud”

Philippe Jaroussky, the countertenor with the voice of an angel speaks out about why he does not like to hear this compliment at all, what Paul Verlaine’s poems have in common with a good Bordeaux, and why he stopped being a control freak.

Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. It’s a cool but sunny day in December, and Philippe Jaroussky is guiding us through the quaint theater. He feels at home here, the countertenor tells us, because he has sung here so often. Later, he has to go and visit the sound engineer, to make some final corrections to his new album. He seems relaxed and cheerful, and we make ourselves comfortable in the ballet studio, where, more than 100 years ago, the dancers rehearsed for the world premiere of Le Sacre du Printemps.


crescendo: Philippe, in our last interview, 2011, you told us you wanted to learn to say “no” from time to time. So, did it work out?

Philippe Jaroussky: (laughs) No. My schedule from September to July is the busiest in my career so far. Many incredible projects, recordings, a new role on stage – I’ll sing Alcina, which has always been a dream of mine! It’s impossible to say “no” to that. I am 36 now, and I’m feeling even more comfortable with my voice –  I have to enjoy that before it’s too late. There is a lot to be done before I turn 45!

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