Description
Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Été – Harold En Italie / Anne Sofie von Otter, Antoine Tamestit, Les Musiciens du Louvre • Grenoble, Marc Minkowski / Naïve Audio CD 2011 / V 5266
UPC 822186052662
Les nuits d'été (Summer Nights), Op. 7, is a song cycle by the French composer Hector Berlioz. It is a setting of six poems by Théophile Gautier. The cycle, completed in 1841, was originally for soloist and piano accompaniment. Berlioz orchestrated one of the songs in 1843, and did the same for the other five in 1856. The cycle was neglected for many years, but during the 20th century it became, and has remained, one of the composer's most popular works. The full orchestral version is more frequently performed in concert and on record than the piano original. The theme of the work is the progress of love, from youthful innocence to loss and finally renewal.
| Label: | Naïve – V 5266 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | France |
| Released: |
2011 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Harold En Italie, Opus 16 | |||
| 1 | Harold Aux Montagnes. Scènes De Mélancolie, De Bonheur Et De Joie | 14:31 | |
| 2 | Marche De Pèlerins Chantant La Prière Du Soir | 7:07 | |
| 3 | Sérénade D'Un Montagnard Des Abruzzes À Sa Maîtresse | 6:16 | |
| 4 | Orgie De Brigands. Souvenirs Des Scènes Précédentes | 11:16 | |
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Les Nuits D'Été, Opus 7 |
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| 5 | I. Villanelle | 2:04 | |
| 6 | II. Le Spectre De La Rose | 6:42 | |
| 7 | III. Sur Les Lagunes (Lamento) | 5:58 | |
| 8 | IV. Absence | 5:14 | |
| 9 | V. Au Cimetière (Clair De Lune) | 4:48 | |
| 10 | VI. L'Île Inconnue | 3:45 | |
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Chanson Gothique Extraite De La Damnation De Faust, Opus 24 |
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| 11 | Le Roi De Thulé | 5:17 |
- Artwork – Naïve (3)
- Composed By – Hector Berlioz
- Conductor – Marc Minkowski
- Cover, Photography By – Ferdinando Scianna, Magnum Photos
- Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Laure Casenave-Péré
- Liner Notes – Christian Wasselin
- Liner Notes [Translated In English By] – Charles Johnston
- Liner Notes [Translated In German By] – Gabriele Franz
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Anne Sofie Von Otter (tracks: 5 to 11)
- Musical Assistance [Sound Assistance] – Étienne Grossein
- Musical Assistance [Sound Trainee] – Jean-Nicolas Valdenaire, Vincent Mons
- Other [Berlioz's Memoirs Translated In English By], Other [Sung Texts Translated In English By] – Charles Johnston
- Other [Berlioz's Memoirs Translated In German By] – Dagmar Kreher
- Other [Many Thanks To] – Katharina Malecki
- Other [Sung Texts Translated In German By] – Hans-Joachim Rösser with Laurent Cantagrel (tracks: 1 to 10)
- Other [Sung texts Translated In English By] – Charles Johnston
- Recorded By [Recording Engineer], Edited By, Mastered By – Jean-Pierre Loisil
- Text By – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (tracks: 11)
- Text By [Traduit Par] – Gérard De Nerval (tracks: 11)
- Viola – Antoine Tamestit (tracks: 1 to 4, 11)
