Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été; Ravel: Shéhérazade

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Soprano Régine Crespin may have been overshadowed by divas like Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, and Montserrat Caballé, but her exquisite voice and sensitive musicianship demand that she be admitted to the pantheon of great singers. There is perhaps no better memento of Crespin's artistry than this 1963 recording. Throughout this program of French songs, her unaffected phrasing and beauty of tone cast a magic spell. Rarely has "Le Spectre de la rose" from Berlioz's "Les Nuits d'été" been sung with such heartbreaking sincerity and quiet dignity. And has Ravel's exotic trilogy "Schéhérezade" ever sounded more enchantingly sensuous as it does here? Conductor Ernest ...
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Andrew Farach-Colton
Soprano Régine Crespin may have been overshadowed by divas like Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, and Montserrat Caballé, but her exquisite voice and sensitive musicianship demand that she be admitted to the pantheon of great singers. There is perhaps no better memento of Crespin's artistry than this 1963 recording. Throughout this program of French songs, her unaffected phrasing and beauty of tone cast a magic spell. Rarely has "Le Spectre de la rose" from Berlioz's "Les Nuits d'été" been sung with such heartbreaking sincerity and quiet dignity. And has Ravel's exotic trilogy "Schéhérezade" ever sounded more enchantingly sensuous as it does here? Conductor Ernest Ansermet proves his mastery of the French style, eliciting supple, sympathetic playing from his Swiss orchestra. As a bonus, this reissue includes excerpts from a song recital Crespin recorded with pianist John Wustman in 1968. Their performances of Debussy's "Chansons de Bilitis" and seven songs by Poulenc are rapturous and refined -- a model for young singers and a delicacy for those who treasure great singing.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/10/1999
  • Label: Decca
  • UPC: 028946097328
  • Catalog Number: 460973

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1–6 Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7) - Hector Berlioz & Ernest Ansermet (30:40)
    Composed byHector Berlioz
    Conducted byErnest Ansermet
    Performed byErnest Ansermet, Régine Crespin, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    1. 1Villanelle
    2. 2Le Spectre de la rose
    3. 3Absence
    4. 4Sur les langunes
    5. 5Au cimetière
    6. 6L'lle inconnue
  2. 7–9 Shéhérazade, poems for soprano (or tenor) voice & orchestra (or piano) - Maurice Ravel & Ernest Ansermet (15:50)
    Composed byMaurice Ravel
    Conducted byErnest Ansermet
    Performed byErnest Ansermet, Régine Crespin, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    1. 7Asie
    2. 8La Flute enchantée
    3. 9L'Indifférent
  3. 10–12 Chansons de Bilitis (3), song cycle for voice & piano, L. 90 - Claude Debussy & Louis Aragon (9:44)
    Composed byClaude Debussy
    Performed byRégine Crespin
    1. 10La Flute de Pan
    2. 11La Chevelure
    3. 12Le Tombeau des naïades
  4. 13 Banalités, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 107: Chanson d'Orkenise - Francis Poulenc & Louis Aragon (1:28)
    Composed byFrancis Poulenc
    Performed byRégine Crespin
  5. 14 Banalités, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 107: Hôtel - Francis Poulenc & Louis Aragon (2:05)
    Composed byFrancis Poulenc
    Performed byRégine Crespin
  6. 15 La courte paille, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 178: Le Carafon - Francis Poulenc & Louis Aragon (1:06)
    Composed byFrancis Poulenc
    Performed byRégine Crespin
  7. 16 La courte paille, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 178: La Reine de coeur - Francis Poulenc & Louis Aragon (2:07)
    Composed byFrancis Poulenc
    Performed byRégine Crespin
  8. 17 Chansons villageoises, song cycle for voice & chamber ensemble, FP 117: Les gars qui vont à la fête - Francis Poulenc & Louis Aragon (1:45)
    Composed byFrancis Poulenc
    Performed byRégine Crespin
  9. 18–19 Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon, for voice & piano, FP 122 - Francis Poulenc & Louis Aragon (4:01)
    Composed byFrancis Poulenc
    Performed byRégine Crespin
    1. 18C
    2. 19Fêtes galantes
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