Lili Boulanger - Reflets (1911)

Composer: Marie-Juliette Olga "Lili" Boulanger (August 21, 1893 – March 15 , 1918)
Singer: Maria Riccarda Wesseling, mezzo-soprano
Pianist: Nathalie Dang

[OrchestrationOnline]

Someone asked why Lili had to die so young. But she knew all along that she was not going to live very long. From age 16, she dedicated herself to becoming a professional composer and winning the Prix de Rome. And so she did, composing as much as she could in the little time she had.

[LucTaMusic]

So much beauty conveyed in only two and a half minutes. Such an amazing composer. If only she'd lived longer...

[pilouetmissiou]

Combien d'atmosphère dans cette mélodie exquise....quel talent cette jeune compositrice ! Merci bcp pour ce don ....

[KaledTK]

The beauty of this music is unusual, it takes my breath away

[jean-francoisdaignault]

Such distinctive writing, so much personality... beautiful. Thanks for posting!

[bobbeattie]

Strange. What a mind. Total melodic and harmonic control...

[MegaCirse]

L'impression de lire Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles /De L'autre Côté Du Miroir (Lewis Caroll) avec mes oreilles... Mêmes perceptions, mêmes compréhensions, encodages.. D'une grande et rare intelligence, chaque écoute est un état de plénitude sans cesse renouvelé !

[milicarandjic]

According to google tranlate this is the translation (take with a huge grain of salt):

Reflections

Under the water of the rising dream My soul is afraid. And the moon shines in my heart immersed in the sources of dreams! Under the dull boredom of the reeds. Only the deep reflection of the things of lilies, palms and roses still weep at the bottom of the waters.
The flowers effeullent one by one, on the reflection of the firmament. For ashes eternally under the water of the dream and in the moon

[TheDodudodo]

❤c’est en effet un don unique de Tout donner à Notre oreille et au Cœur !

[Dylonely]

She composed some outstanding songs… such a pity she died so early :(

[lf]

If there’s any composer who I feel could cross over into mass success with the gamer crowd, I have a feeling it’s Boulanger. Kinda wild how well her compositions like this one pair up with Dark Souls

[trongdung]

Why do many musical geniuses die so young?

[koleszniemodlina]

Jesus Christ, Lili, why did you die so young?

[Pianist_]

Romance is pleasant to listen to performed by a girl. I personally wanted to sing this romance, and I hope that it will be released in my performance. I'm a pianist, but I also sing. If possible, you can watch my videos and comment on them :)

[Mazric]

Magnifique oeuvre. Fommage que la chanteuse ne respecte pas assez les nuances...

[FueganTV]

Love the piece, hate the singer. Nasal, not true mezzo. This song deserves much better recordings.