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Sandrine Piau

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[Pio Sings a Collection of Modern French Art Songs with an Orchestra Playing Period Instruments]If one were to say that French music is all about orchestral color, the first question that comes to mind is: What did the orchestral sound envisioned by the composers of that era actually sound like? It is truly a delight that Sandrine Pio is featured as the soloist on this album, which was produced by making the most of that very concept. Although Ive gained attention as a Baroque singer, Ive actually had a particular fondness for modern French music since I was a child, she says. Together with Le Concert de la Rougean ensemble that is rapidly gaining attention for performing music from Mozart onward using period instruments and performance practicesshe presents works from the mid-19th century onward, an era in which modern French music began to assert a truly unique presence through the orchestra