New review in the June 2017 issue of BBC Music Magazine for Mademoiselle: Première Audience – Unknown Music of Nadia Boulanger:
“Lili was the talented composer out of the two Boulanger sisters. At least, that was the conviction of Nadia Boulanger, who stopped writing music a few years after the death of her younger sister. …her harsh judgement on her own music warrants challenging.…Nadia was a very long way from lacking compositional talent and there are numerous discoveries to be had on this wonderful two-disc set curated by pianist and scholar Lucy Mauro. Songs dominate, half the 26 being first recordings, while several pieces each for piano, cello and organ flesh out the picture. … Nicole Cabelle is exquisite in her many contributions, her creamy soprano soaring in the sublime Prière, deftly supported by Mauro. Tenor Alek Shrader is another strong advocate, playful in the 1906 Chanson, yet fiercely impassioned in 1922 song of the the same name…francophiles will enjoy investigating these charming works.” —Christopher Dingle, BBC Music Magazine
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