Eleanor steber, soprano with the columbia symphony orchestra, dimitri mitropolous conducing. Hunt lieberson had a long and fruitful relationship with mcgegan and philharmonia baroque. It is an important piece of the early romantic period. Packaging apart, this is a glamorous issue for lovers of berlioz, price, reiner and the romantic sensibility in general. Les nuits dete medium voice hector berlioz, ian kemp on amazon. Gens is french i assume, attractive, and still quite young. Rca victor lm1907 disc also included a very rarely heard debussy work. Work title les nuits dete summer nights alt ernative. The bonus here is more familiar, but still undervalued. The first performance was at the paris conservatoire on 5 december 1830. This dg concerts download preserves a live concert from the series of april 2729, 2006 that must have been a lovely occasion. Catherine bott is joined by the biographer and musicologist david cairns to explore the nuances in berliozs songcycle les nuits dete. Colin davis recognizes that both works are primarily meant to charm, and he does just that.
Elly ameling, soprano hildegard behrens, soprano janice taylor, mezzosoprano women of the san francisco symphony chorus san franscisco symphony orchestra wiener symphoniker francis. Les nuits dete was published in 1841, for mezzosoprano or tenor, and at this stage with piano accompaniment. Berlioz orchestrated one of the songs in 1843, and did the same for the other five in 1856. He composed les nuits dete, a cycle of six songs to texts by theophile gautier, in 1840 or 1841 and published it in its original form for mezzosoprano or tenor. Here, as elsewhere in the score, the primary colours of berliozs score are brought to life vividly. Still chiefly known as the extravagant composer of the symphonie fantastique, berlioz was an artist caught in the crossfire between the academic classicism of the french musical establishment and the romantic modernism of the parisian musical scene. This was recorded on 15 april 1966 in the hungarian radio studio. Ernest graf conducting the great symphonic brass and string orchestra of the vienna state opera. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Vocal score barenreiter free uk delivery until further notice on everything. A pupil of sir simon rattle and the great berliozian sir colin davis,robins reputation as one of this generations best conductors was assured when he was announced as. I think it helps that the recording is quite close though by no means oppressively so and this, plus the transparency of the period instruments, means that a welcome amount of detail registers. With analyses of les nuits dete, the figure of mignon, the concept of the tombeau poetique, and of songlike qualities in poetry, this article tests. The cycle was neglected for many years, but during the 20th. This page lists all recordings of les nuits dete, op.
Instruments delivery is free within the uk for all instruments. Les nuits dete, op 7 cds, mp3 and lossless downloads. Piano, vocal sheet music book by hector berlioz 18031869. It is curious, however, that so few of the works prominent recordings feature french sopranos. Seattle symphony, tenor ian bostridge in peak form for. Poems by thomas gautier set to music by hector berlioz. Tabea zimmermann viola, stephane degout baritone, les siecles, francoisxavier roth. Instantly download, view and print your favorite classical music score. Berlioz nuits dt janet baker, frederiksberg march 1972 c herbert blomstedt satrip german subs duration. The hector berlioz website berliozinspired works of art. Liebersons trademark blend of sumptuous, throaty tonal beauty and elegant precision turn berliozs songs into a series of heartstopping expressions now joyous, now tragic, now yearning and.
The cycle, completed in 1841, was originally for soloist and piano accompaniment. Robin ticciati cements his reputation as an outstanding berliozian with his latest recording,berlioz. Christopher cook gives a personal recommendation from recordings of berliozs orchestral song cycle les nuits dete. Sheet music download berlioz songs les nuits dete, op.
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