FLAC tracks | Classical | 64:18 | 264 MbMER(S) brings together three sumptuous late-19th century works for female voice and orchestra: Chausson’s Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Elgar’s Sea Pictures and, in a world premiere recording, an ‘ode-symphonie’ by Victorin Joncières entitled La mer.

Following her triumphant performance as Cassandre in Berlioz’s Les Troyens, Marie-Nicole Lemieux embarks on this musical sea voyage in the company of the Orchestre et choeurs nationaux Bordeaux Aquitaine under their music director Paul Daniel.

Tracklist:1. Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: I. Sea Slumber Song 05:162. Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: II. In Haven (Capri) 01:493. Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: III. Sabbath Morning at Sea 05:334. Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie 03:445. Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: V. The Swimmer 05:546. Chausson: Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Op. 19: I. La Fleur des eaux 11:067. Chausson: Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Op. 19: Ia. Interlude 02:408. Chausson: Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Op. 19: II. La Mort de l’amour 13:139. Joncières: La Mer: I. Le Calme 05:0410. Joncières: La Mer: II. Contemplation 05:2711. Joncières: La Mer: III. La Tempête 02:4812. Joncières: La Mer: IV. Epilogue 01:44