Gracias a la vida Anne-Lise Polchlopek, Federico Tibone, Pierre Laniau

• Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990): Candide, Act I:
• 1 Bernstein: Candide, Act I: No. 14, I Am Easily Assimilated (Old Lady’s Tango) [Version for Voice and Piano] 02:51
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): 5 Lieder, Op. 41, TrV 195:
• 2 Strauss: 5 Lieder, Op. 41, TrV 195: No. 1, Wiegenlied 04:44
• Eduard Toldrà (1895 - 1962): Seis canciones:
• 3 Toldrà: Seis canciones: No. 2, Madre, unos ojuelos ví 02:40
• Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944): Ma première lettre:
• 4 Chaminade: Ma première lettre 02:38
• Noël Roux / Hubert Giraud (1920 - 2016): La Tendresse (Arr. for Voice and Guitar by Jorge Aragón and Pierre Laniau):
• 5 Giraud, Roux: La Tendresse (Arr. for Voice and Guitar by Jorge Aragón and Pierre Laniau) 02:47
• Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1948): 7 Canciones populares Españolas:
• 6 Falla: 7 Canciones populares Españolas: No. 5, Nana (Arr. for Voice and Piano by Pierre Laniau) 01:53
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): 3 mélodies, Op. 23:
• 7 Fauré: 3 mélodies, Op. 23: No. 1, Les berceaux 02:38
• Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992): Trois mélodies:
• 8 Messiaen: Trois mélodies: No. 1, Pourquoi 02:09
• 9 Messiaen: Trois mélodies: No. 2, Le sourire 01:28
• 10 Messiaen: Trois mélodies: No. 3, La fiancée perdue 02:34
• Cécile Chaminade: Espoir:
• 11 Chaminade: Espoir 02:23
• Pauline Viardot (1821 - 1910): Bonjour mon coeur, VWV 1072:
• 12 Viardot: Bonjour mon coeur, VWV 1072 01:10
• Gerónimo Giménez (1854 - 1923): La Tempranica:
• 13 Giménez: La Tempranica: La tarantula e un bicho mu malo (Version for Voice and Piano) 01:47
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Le nozze de Figaro, K. 492, Act II:
• 14 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] 02:56
• Michel Polnareff (b. 1944): Mes regrets:
• 15 Polnareff: Mes regrets 03:32
• Gabriel Fauré: Poème d’un jour, Op. 21:
• 16 Fauré: Poème d’un jour, Op. 21: No. 2, Toujours 01:25
• Jacques Brel (1929 - 1978), Gérard Jouannest (1933 - 2018): La chanson des vieux amants (Arr. for Voice and Piano by Jorge Aragón and Federico Tibon):
• 17 Jouannest, Brel: La chanson des vieux amants (Arr. for Voice and Piano by Jorge Aragón and Federico Tibon) 05:06
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera, M. 51:
• 18 Ravel: Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera, M. 51 03:24
• Tomás Méndez (1927 - 1995): Cucurrucucú paloma:
• 19 Méndez: Cucurrucucú paloma 04:29
• Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963): Métamorphoses, FP 121:
• 20 Poulenc: Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 1, Reine des mouettes 01:03
• 21 Poulenc: Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 2, C'est ainsi que tu es 02:19
• 22 Poulenc: Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 3, Paganini 01:06
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875): Carmen, WD 31, Act I:
• 23 Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act I: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Arr. for Voice and Guitar by Pierre Laniau) 03:45
• Erik Satie (1866 - 1925): La Diva de l’Empire (Arr. for Voice and Guitar by Pierre Laniau):
• 24 Satie: La Diva de l’Empire (Arr. for Voice and Guitar by Pierre Laniau) 03:35
• Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 - 2002): 5 canciones negras:
• 25 Montsalvatge: 5 canciones negras: No. 5, Canto negro 01:06
• Violeta Parra (1917 - 1967): Gracias a la vida (Arr. for Voice, Piano and Guitar by Jorge Aragón):
• 26 Parra: Gracias a la vida (Arr. for Voice, Piano and Guitar by Jorge Aragón) 04:14
• Total Runtime 01:09:42

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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.

Gracias a la vida presents new arrangements in which Pierre Laniau (guitar) and Federico Tibone (piano) join Anne-Lise Polchlopek to create a musical odyssey in which all can share and find new connections.

Anne-Lise Polchlopek, mezzo-soprano
Federico Tibone, piano
Pierre Laniau, guitar

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