“Léo Ferré Sans Mots” brings the timeless works of the legendary French chansonnier, composed and arranged from 1975 to 1992, into the spotlight in a lyrics-less rendition. This approach reveals the pure beauty of their symphonic tones, finely distilled in a chamber music setting. However, there are two notable exceptions in this collection, which we will detail shortly.
Under the baton of Marcello Corti, the Esecutori di Metallo su Carta will guide you through ten tracks. The journey begins, paradoxically, with “Des Mots” and culminates with “Words, words, words…” highlighting that here, words serve merely as a conduit for a more profound message.
As we hinted, this collection includes two significant exceptions. These are two never-before-released pieces from 1992, “Liberté” and “Le Camelot,” featuring Léo’s voice recreated through AI in “Liberté” and the operatic timbre of mezzo-soprano Francesca Biliotti in “Le Camelot.”
Mathieu Ferré, co-producer of this project and Léo’s son, reflects that his father was “primarily a composer: his poetry, words, and performances came afterwards. If he could have lived solely on his instrumental music, he might have composed more and written less.”