Various Composers - Gracias a la vida (Anne-Lise Polchlopek; Federico Tibone; Pierre Laniau)

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1. Leonard Bernstein - Candide, Act I: No. 14, I Am Easily Assimilated (Old Lady’s Tango) [Version for Voice and Piano]
2. Richard Strauss - 5 Lieder, Op. 41, TrV 195: No. 1, Wiegenlied
3. Eduard Toldrà - Seis canciones: No. 2, Madre, unos ojuelos ví
4. Cécile Chaminade - Ma première lettre
5. Hubert Giraud, Noël Roux - La Tendresse (Arr. for Voice and Guitar by Jorge Aragón and Pierre Laniau)
6. Manuel de Falla - 7 Canciones populares Españolas: No. 5, Nana (Arr. for Voice and Piano by Pierre Laniau)
7. Gabriel Fauré - 3 mélodies, Op. 23: No. 1, Les berceaux
8. Olivier Messiaen - Trois mélodies: No. 1, Pourquoi
9. Olivier Messiaen - Trois mélodies: No. 2, Le sourire
10. Olivier Messiaen - Trois mélodies: No. 3, La fiancée perdue
11. Cécile Chaminade - Espoir
12. Pauline Viardot - Bonjour mon coeur, VWV 1072
13. Gerónimo Giménez - La Tempranica: La tarantula e un bicho mu malo (Version for Voice and Piano)
14. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze de Figaro, K. 492, Act II: Arietta. Voi che sapete (Cherubino) [Arr. for Voice, Piano and Guitar by Jorge Aragón, Pierre Laniau and Federico Tibone]
15. Michel Polnareff - Mes regrets
16. Gabriel Fauré - Poème d’un jour, Op. 21: No. 2, Toujours
17. Gerard Jouannest, Jacques Brel - La chanson des vieux amants (Arr. for Voice and Piano by Jorge Aragón and Federico Tibon)
18. Maurice Ravel - Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera, M. 51
19. Tomás Méndez - Cucurrucucú paloma
20. Francis Poulenc - Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 1, Reine des mouettes
21. Francis Poulenc - Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 2, C'est ainsi que tu es
22. Francis Poulenc - Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 3, Paganini
23. Georges Bizet - Carmen, WD 31, Act I: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Arr. for Voice and Guitar by Pierre Laniau)
24. Erik Satie - La Diva de l’Empire (Arr. for Voice and Guitar by Pierre Laniau)
25. Xavier Montsalvatge - 5 canciones negras: No. 5, Canto negro
26. Violeta Parra - Gracias a la vida (Arr. for Voice, Piano and Guitar by Jorge Aragón)

Anne-Lise Polchlopek, mezzo-soprano

Federico Tibone, piano

Pierre Laniau, guitar

Date: 2025

Label: Fuga Libera

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This recital is a subtle fusion of classical and popular music from different eras and latitudes — a hymn of love to life itself. It reflects the multifaceted personal journey of mezzo-soprano Anne-Lise Polchlopek and transcends the boundaries between repertoires to explore the universality of human existence and its relationship with time, with nature, and with other human beings. The programme moves from the modesty of a traditional lullaby to the poetic intimacy of a mélodie or a Lied, from the lyricism of a simple song to the splendour of an aria from an opera or a zarzuela. The artist’s imagination links pairs of composers together on each track of this album and sparks unique journeys for the listener: De Falla converses with Strauss and Messiaen, while Chaminade and Giménez tease Mozart; Brel responds to Fauré, while Parra sublimates Viardot. 

French mezzo-soprano Anne-Lise Polchlopek, a former violinist, studied voice at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon and trained with esteemed artists like Mireille Delunsch and William Christie. She has won several competitions and was supported by Société Générale Musical Patronage in 2020/2021. A member of the Studio de l’Opéra de Lyon, she has performed roles in operas by Massenet, Haendel, Rossini, Ravel, and Poulenc, and has worked with Opera Fuoco and performed at the Château de Versailles. Highlights include lead roles in Cendrillon and The Carmen Case, with future roles in La Belle Hélène, The Messiah, and Katia Kabanova.

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