Alban Berg (1885-1935)
Sept lieder de jeunesse

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Quatre Mélodies, op. 51

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Despite and Still, op. 41

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Trois Lieder, op. 22

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Métamorphoses, FP 121

Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)
Poema en forma de canciones, op. 19

Natalia Labourdette, soprano
Victoria Guerrero, piano

Natalie Labourdette (soprano) and Victoria Guerrero (piano) make up an internationally award-winning art song duo that has released its debut CD on GENUIN. The tracklist includes 20th-century vocal music based around the experience of "la petite mort", as the French language refers to the climax of lovemaking. "La petite mort": this is an existential experience, the desire to "linger", deep loneliness, and happy union! Alban Berg, Gabriel Fauré, Samuel Barber, and other great composers of classical modernism created miniature masterpieces and the two young musicians dedicate themselves to this repertoire with a great sense of tonal color and interpretive clarity!