Recordings
The discography of Charlotte Sohy gradually documents the different facets of her work. The recordings presented here reflect the releases currently available, while many pieces remain entirely unrecorded.
The essential introduction to Charlotte Sohy. By Marie-Laure Garnier, Marie Perbost, Aude Extrémo, Nikola Nikolov, Xavier Phillips, Héloïse Luzzati, Mathilde Calderini, David Kadouch, Célia Oneto Bensaid, Marie Vermeulin, Constance Luzzati, Quatuor Hermès,Orchestre national Avignon-Provence conducted by Debora Waldman.
Fantaisie, Op. 3
Chants de la lande, Op. 4
Sonate, Op. 6
Octobre, Op. 23 n°1
Quatre pièces romantiques, Op. 30
Trio, Op. 24
Premier quatuor, Op. 25
Deuxième quatuor, Op. 33
Triptyque champêtre, Op. 21
Trois chants nostalgiques, Op. 7 (orchestral version)
Deux poèmes chantés, Op. 17 (orchestral version)
Thème varié, Op. 15 (orchestral version)
Histoire sentimentale, Op. 34
Méditations, Op. 18 (orchestral version)
On 31 March 2022 in Guidel, Marie-Laure Garnier, Célia Oneto Bensaid and the Hanson Quartet performed Charlotte Sohy’s Trois chants nostalgiques, Op. 7 — in their version for piano and string quartet — alongside works by Fauré and Chausson.
In this box set released by the Palazzetto Bru Zane, which brings together numerous works by many women composers, Charlotte Sohy’s Danse mystique, Op. 19 is performed by the Orchestre national de Lyon conducted by Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider.
Alongside the ever‑famous Carnival of the Animals, Lang Lang presents twelve piano works, among them five by French women composers: Louise Farrenc, Germaine Tailleferre, Mel Bonis, Lili Boulanger and Charlotte Sohy, represented by her Romance sans paroles, Op. 30.
In this box set released by the Palazzetto Bru Zane, which brings together numerous works by women composers, three pieces by Charlotte Sohy are included:
Méditations, Op. 18 (piano version)
Recorded live at the Palazzetto Bru Zane, Venice, 28 March 2020..
Cyrille Dubois, tenor; Tristan Raës, piano
Symphonie « Grande Guerre » in C‑sharp minor, Op. 10
Recorded live at the Radio France Auditorium, Paris, 30 June 2021.
Orchestre National de France; Debora Waldman, conductor
Sonate, Op. 6
Recorded live at the Palazzetto Bru Zane, Venice, 8 March 2022.
Marie Vermeulin, piano
This concert of sacred music, recorded at the Radio France Auditorium on 19 June 2023, includes several rarities, among them the Kyrie from Charlotte Sohy’s Messe a cappella, Op. 31, sung by the Radio France Choir conducted by Christophe Grapperon.
Champlain Trio, an American ensemble known for its commitment to forgotten women composers, dedicates its new recording to several major rediscoveries. Among them is Charlotte Sohy’s Trio, Op. 24 for piano, violin and cello.
Winner of the 2024 La Maestra competition in Paris, conductor Bar Avni is pursuing a highly promising career. For her debut recording, with the Orchestre national Bordeaux Aquitaine, she includes Charlotte Sohy’s Symphonie « Grande Guerre », Op. 10.
Charlotte Sohy opens the album with her Thème varié for violin and piano, performed by Elena Urioste and Tom Poster. Around this rare piece unfolds a Franco‑Belgian journey featuring Mel Bonis, Guillaume Lekeu, Camille Saint‑Saëns, Olivier Messiaen and Elsa Barraine. A coherent programme revealing forty years of overlooked creativity.
The first recording ever made of a work by Charlotte Sohy since her passing in 1955, featuring the Triptyque champêtre unveiled on disc for the very first time. Recorded in 2013 by Ensemble Aeneas, this foundational step in her rediscovery is set within a refined French programme, from Debussy to Le Flem.