Veronique Vienen

Einige Takte reichen aus, um ein Werk von Prokofjew zu identifizieren. Die Kompositionen fordern uns heraus, ziehen uns an und können uns manchmal aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen.
Zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts erkunden neue Sprachen Terrae incognitae. Was noch erstaunlicher erscheint und was die vierte Aufnahme der Pianistin Véronique Bonnecaze für das Label Paraty beweist, ist die Tatsache, dass Prokofjew zwar eine geradezu leidenschaftliche Vorliebe für aggressivste harmonische und rhythmische Reibungen wie in der sechsten Sonate zeigt, sich aber gleichzeitig als ein Genie der Melodie erweist. Er überwältigt, wenn er sich der slawischen Melancholie hingibt.

Einige Takte reichen aus, um ein Werk von Prokofjew zu identifizieren.

Nearly a century before Gluck, another opera called Iphigenie en Tauride - same plot, same protagonists - had immense success on the opera stage.

The protagonist of Saint-Saëns’ Proserpine, premiered at the Opéra-Comique on 14 March 1887, is no reincarnation of the ancient goddess, but a Renaissance courtesan well versed in culpable amours. According to the composer, she is ‘a damned soul for whom true love is a forbidden fruit; as soon as she approaches it, she experiences torture’. Yet for all the innocence of her rival Angiola, the unexpected happens: ‘It is the bloodthirsty beast that is admirable; the sweet creature is no more than pretty and likeable.’

Cet album de duos, c’est la somme de multiples instants ephemeres, empreints de legerete, de belles voix melees et de grains de folie.

As the symbiosis between the art of the poet and that of the composer, the French melodie became the jewel of the salons of the Belle epoque.

“Suave and sparkling music, sprinkled with dream”. This is how, with this beautiful sentence, a music festival had defined our recital. Those words fully suit the idea we had while we were imagining our program, both entertaining and rich in music, emotions and delights. Véronique Poltz has put together some arrangements in harmony with this rare duo.

Marie-Véronique Bourque’s second album Entre Québec & Saskatchewan was born from Marie-Véronique’s need to build a bridge between her identities as a Quebecoise and Saskatchewanian. Recorded in both provinces, it brings together original songs that refer to people, places and events reminding her of the roots she developed over time in Saskatchewan and Quebec, two provinces she calls "home". All musicians featured on the album have earned respect on the musical jazz scene including Jack Semple (Juno award winner). The album was produced with the financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Conseil Culturel Fransaskois. Marie-Véronique also wishes to acknowledge the support from her distributor, the APCM and SaskMusic.