Debussy: Fêtes galantes I, CD 86: No. 1, En sourdine

Set to the beautifully intrinsic poem of Rainer Maria Rilke and in time for autumn season, the young American soprano Emily Pogorelc gives an expressive and lyric rendition of this song. Lee Hoiby composed this song especially for the great soprano Leontyne Price whom he collaborated with on numerous occasions. “Autumn” is an unusually profound song that juxtaposes the notion of falling leaves and ultimate human silence on Earth and captures its essence in mesmerizing vocal lines and intense soundscapes.