About This Song
About "Irlande, H. 38 : Berlioz: Irlande, H. 38: La belle voyaguese, H. 42A" by Anne Sofie Von Otter
Berlioz's 'La belle voyageuse' sets sail on a sea of sighing strings, Von Otter as the traveler whose heart is a compass spinning toward home. The Irish air is a mist of nostalgia, the voice a keening wind. Calm and unease trade places like waves against the hull.