Les nuits d'été / Shéhérazade / Debussy / Poulenc

by Hector Berlioz

Les nuits d'été / Shéhérazade / Debussy / Poulenc cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 July 1999
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: France
  • Length: 1:01:29
  • Community rating: 4.06/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A French song recital collection headed by Berlioz's 'Les nuits d'été' and Ravel's 'Shéhérazade', the two defining orchestral song cycles of French music, with further songs by Debussy and Poulenc. The performances belong to the postwar French school of mélodie singing.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal, orchestral, melodic, sophisticated, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. I. Villanelle (2:24)
  2. II. Le Spectre De La Rose (6:46)
  3. III. Sur Les Lagunes : Lamento (5:54)
  4. IV. Absence (5:35)
  5. V. Au Cimetière : Clair De Lune (5:53)
  6. VI. L'île Inconnue (3:42)
  7. « D'amour L'ardente Flamme » (Romance) (7:52)
  8. « Mais Qa'ai-je Donc ? » (Air) (5:47)
  9. « Ah ! Ah ! Je Vais Mourir » (Monologue) (3:42)
  10. « Adieu, Fière Cité » (Air) (3:48)
  11. « Dieu ! Que Viens-je D'entrendre ? » (Air) (10:06)

Credits

  • Susan Graham - primary artist, soprano vocals
  • Hector Berlioz - primary artist, composed by
  • John Nelson - primary artist, conductor
  • Denise Massé - supervised by [language coaches]
  • Nicole Tibbels - supervised by [language coaches]
  • Théophile Gautier - text by

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