Maybe
it is the fact that they are women, perhaps it is because of their
preference for discretion over visibility, maybe it is in order to give
a higher sense of priority to the timeless rather than to immediate
success, the case is that both Mara Galassi
and Mitzi Meyerson, the only two women in Glossa's artistic lineup,
have become skilled in producing minority yet exquisitely-refined and
lasting recording projects. Their discs indeed have attained cult
status, for they succeed by word of mouth rather than through any more
established means of communication.
Such will be the case also, we suspect, with Mitzi Meyerson's
latest project, called Musique de salon, wherein she introduces us to a
charming and delicious recital of pieces by Claude-Bénigne Balbastre.
Sounds from a Taskin harpsichord and from a beautifully restored
Broadwood fortepiano from 1792 take us back to the fascinating ambience
of the pre-revolutionary Parisian salons… although the disc,
appropriately, reaches a climax with a series of variations on La
Marseillaise.
Philippe Beaussant in his essay for the booklet:
"The music informally known as 'salon music' is not always as futile as
it might at first appear. The very fact that it evolved in keeping with
social mores, tastes, trends and even fashions means that it is a
privileged witness of the history of music. This is wonderfully
illustrated by Claude-Bénigne Balbastre." (GLOSSA)
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