Mélodie passagère [SEP] record label
Mélodie passagère
Mélodie passagère - Alice canta Satie, Fauré & Ravel is the tenth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1988 on EMI Music.
After the commercial success of the pop albums "Park Hotel" (1986) and "Elisir" (1987) the singer changed musical direction and set out on a tour in Italy and Switzerland performing works by fin de siècle composers Erik Satie, Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Ravel in classical auditoriums and concert halls, accompanied by pianist Michele Fedrigotti. The programme
"Pie Jesu" was first recorded on the 1988 classical album "Mélodie passagère", the French folk song "Orléans" on the pop album "Il sole nella pioggia" in 1989 and the Hungarian "Istenem Istenem" (as part of "In viaggio sul tuo viso") and "Madre notte" ("Mother Night") both on 1992's "Mezzogiorno Sulle Alpi". Franco Battiato's original version of "L'oceano di silenzio" ("The Ocean of Silence") was included on his 1988