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Ravel - L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges, L' Heure Espagnole; Debussy - Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien - Ernest Ansermet, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande / Historic / Decca 2x Audio CD 1992 Stereo, Mono / 433 400-2
UPC 028943340021
L'enfant et les sortilèges: Fantaisie lyrique en deux parties (The Child and the Spells: A Lyric Fantasy in Two Parts) is an opera in one act, with music by Maurice Ravel to a libretto by Colette. It is Ravel's second opera, his first being L'heure espagnole. Written from 1917 to 1925, L'enfant et les sortilèges was first performed in Monte Carlo in 1925 conducted by Victor de Sabata.
After being offered the opportunity to write a musical work, Colette wrote the text in eight days. Several composers had proposed to Colette that she write to music, but she was only excited by the prospect of Ravel.
| Label: | Decca – 433 400-2 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Historic |
| Format: |
2 x CD, Compilation, Stereo, Mono
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1992 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera, Modern |
Tracklist:
| L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges |
| 1-1 | Introduction - J'ai Pas Envie De Faire Ma Page (L'Enfant) | 4:30 | |
| 1-2 | Votre Serviteur Humble, Bergère (Le Fauteuil) | 5:38 | |
| 1-3 | Oh! Ma Belle Tasse Chinoise! (L'Enfant) | 5:53 | |
| 1-4 | Ah! C'Est Elle! C'Est Elle! (L'Enfant) | 7:22 | |
| 1-5 | Deux Robinets Coulent Dans Un Réservoir! (Le Petit Vieillard) | 3:57 | |
| 1-6 | Ah ! Quelle Joie De Te Retrouver, Jardin! (L'Enfant) | 4:52 | |
| 1-7 | Danse Des Rainettes | 4:23 | |
| 1-8 | Ah ! C'est L'Enfant Au Couteau (Les Bêtes Et Les Arbres) | 5:19 | |
|
Le Martyre de Saint-Sébastien |
| 1-9 | I La Cour Des Lys | 15:27 | |
| 1-10 | II La Chambre Magique | 9:58 | |
| 2-1 | III Le Concile Des Faux Dieux | 11:54 | |
| 2-2 | IV Le Laurier Blessé | 8:08 | |
| 2-3 | V Le Paradis | 7:17 | |
|
L'Heure Espagnole |
| 2-4 | Señor Torquemada, Horloger De Tolède? (Ramiro) | 6:17 | |
| 2-5 | (Il Reste, Voilà Bien Ma Chance!...) (Concepcion) | 8:20 | |
| 2-6 | Salut À La Belle Horlogère! (Inigo) | 7:04 | |
| 2-7 | Monsieur, Ah! Monsieur (Concepcion) | 9:38 | |
| 2-8 | Oh! La Pitoyable Aventure! (Concepcion) | 7:44 | |
| 2-9 | Il N'est Pour L'Horloger, De Joie Égale À Celle...(Torquemada) | 6:41 |
- Art Direction – David Smart
- Choir – Members Of The Motet De Genève (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Chorus – Union Chorale De La Tour De Peilz (tracks: 1-9 to 2-3)
- Chorus Master [L'Union Chorale De La Tour De Peilz] – Robert Mermoud (tracks: 1-9 to 2-3)
- Chorus Master [Members Of The Motet Choir Of Geneva] – Jacques Horneffer (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Conductor – Ernest Ansermet
- Engineer – Cyril H. Baker (tracks: 2-4 to 2-9), Gill Went (tracks: 2-4 to 2-9), Roy G. Wallace (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3)
- Libretto By [L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges, L' Heure Espagnole - Translation] – Felix Aprahamian
- Libretto By [Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien - Translation] – Decca (2)
- Liner Notes – François Hudry
- Liner Notes [Traduzione] – Monica Rosolen
- Liner Notes [Translation] – Sarah Wilson (4)
- Liner Notes [Übersetzung] – Claudia Jost
- Orchestra – L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Photography By [Booklet P. 26: Maurice Ravel] – Hulton-Deutsch Collection
- Photography By [Booklet P. 2: Ernest Ansermet] – G. Macdomnic
- Photography By [Cover: Ernest Ansermet] – Fayer, Vienna
- Producer – Victor Olof
- Vocals – Marie-Lise De Montmollin (tracks: 1-9 to 2-3), Nancy Waugh (tracks: 1-9 to 2-3), Suzanne Danco (tracks: 1-9 to 2-3)
- Vocals [Concepcion] – Suzanne Danco (tracks: 2-4 to 2-9)
- Vocals [Don Inigo Gomez] – André Vessières (tracks: 2-4 to 2-9)
- Vocals [Gonzalve] – Paul Derenne (tracks: 2-4 to 2-9)
- Vocals [L'Enfant] – Flore Wend (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Vocals [La Bergère, La Chatte, La Chauve-Souris] – Geneviève Touraine (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Vocals [La Chouette, Un Pâtre] – Juliette Bise (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Vocals [La Princesse, L'Écureuil] – Suzanne Danco (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Vocals [Le Fauteuil, Un Arbre] – Lucien Lovano (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Vocals [Le Feu, Le Rossignol] – Adrienne Migliette* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Vocals [Le Petit Vieillard, La Rainette, La Théière] – Hugues Cuenod* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Vocals [Maman, La Tasse Chinoise, La Libellule] – Marie-Lise De Montmollin* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
- Vocals [Ramiro] – Heinz Rehfuss (tracks: 2-4 to 2-9)
- Vocals [Torquemada] – Michel Hamel (tracks: 2-4 to 2-9)
- Vocals [Une Pastourelle] – Gisèle Bobillier (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
