A lover of words, notes and stories, Isabelle Druet likes to give her recitals a theme, to "tell" the melodies to the audience. It was therefore a spontaneous decision to create a unity around a leitmotiv for this album. It invites you on a nocturnal journey, conducive to the blossoming of stories ranging from the most tender to the most desperate, in the universe of poets and composers inspired by the world of night.

The idea first arose from his desire to record Les Nuits d'été by Berlioz (1803-1869) in a little-known version, with piano, written by the composer himself. Considered to be the first great cycle of French melodies, this set of six pieces, composed to poems by Théophile Gautier and published in 1841, is a collection of beautifully chiselled little jewels, all revolving around the same thread: love. Fragile love, distant love, love sometimes lost: these are the themes that run through this emblematic work of French Romanticism.

With Johanne Ralambondrainy, her long-time partner, they went on to scour the collections, discovering and sometimes rediscovering melodies, to keep only the most moving ones.

Discover Isabelle Druet's universe, the composers she loves, and original melodies of ineffable charm.