What might one expect from an album entitled ‘Clair-Obscur’? Art songs from Debussy, Fauré, or Duparc perhaps with a particularly nocturnal ambiance? The program from soprano Sandrine Piau in her latest Alpha release focuses not on French chanson, but on German, early-to-late twentieth-century Viennese orchestral songs. Not repertoire immediately associated with Piau, who recorded extensively earlier music in recent times. - TheClassicReview
