Judicious idea of entrusting a recital to this star of the international lyrical scene: the Lithuanian Asmik Grigorian, 40 years old, daughter of the Armenian tenor Gegham Grigorian (1951-2016), the unforgettable Hindu merchant of the Sadko, by Valery Gergiev. The title Dissonance refers to the eponymous romance, opus 34 noh 13, which opens the disc and illustrates for the performers the “internal conflicts punctuating these melodies”. How not to see today, in addition, an echo of the dissonance of the world and a plea for the preservation of the Russian repertoire? Meditate on the words of Dream (op 8 noh 5): “And I had a homeland; She was perfect! A pine swayed above me… But it was only a dream! My family of friends was alive. From all sides I heard words of love… But it was a dream! The voice is extraordinary, the pianist, as we know, one of the greats of his generation. And in the famous Op.4noh 4, thanks to his line and his outfit, Grigorian supplants Elisabeth Söderström and Galina Vishnevskaïa! All is said.
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