Misia
program
Auric *
Six Poèmes De Paul Éluard
Durey *
Six Madrigaux De Mallarmé
Casella *
L’adieu À La Vie
IV Dans Une Salutation Suprême
Ravel **
Sonatine
Duparc
Extase
Satie *
Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire
Manière De Commencement
En Plus
Satie *
Daphanéo
De Sévérac *
Les Hiboux
Temps De Neige
L’infidèle
Un Rêve
* Arr.: Frederik Neyrinck
** Arr.: Skaila Kanga
Misia Sert (1872-1950) was once known as ‘the Queen of the Paris salons’, but also of broken dreams and turbulent loves. Her glorious and tragic life inspired countless artists, from Proust and Renoir to Diaghilev and Coco Chanel. From Belgian-Polish descent, Misia was a key figure in the French music world at the beginning of the 20th century, but this flamboyant personality is all but known to today’s audiences.
For the development of the musical narrative 'Misia & Katharina', Revue Blanche collaborated with radio host Katharina Smets. It soon became clear that there was a treasure trove of unknown but highly interesting songs with a direct link to Misia Sert. Musicologist Sofie Taes was our guide on this quest. 'Misia' is a purely musical homage to this quintessential muse. The fall of 2021 has seen the release of the CD on the Antarctica label.