Composer: Hector Berlioz, Maurice Ravel
Performer: Dame Janet Baker
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 9029553456
Release: 2019
Size: 213 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Ravel: Shéhérazade
01. I. Asie (Très lent – Allegro – Lent)
02. II. La Flûte enchantée “L’ombre est douce” (Très lent – Allegro – Lent)
03. III. L’Indifférent “Tes yeux sont doux” (Lent)
Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été, Op. 7
04. I. Villanelle, H. 82b
05. II. Le spectre de la rose, H. 83b
06. III. Sur les lagunes, H. 84b
07. IV. Absence, H. 85b
08. V. Au cimetière, H. 86b
09. VI. L’île inconnue, H. 87b
A classic recording of a classic pairing of French song cycles. Composed some 60 years apart, Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été and Ravel’s Shéhérazade both visit romantic, mysterious and exotic locations, evoking a wealth of moods and sensations. Janet Baker, an irresistible storyteller, is accompanied on her journey by Sir John Barbirolli, conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra with sensitivity and imagination.