3 twentieth-century works based on Edgar Allan Poe. Chute de la maison Usher. Conte fantastique. Fall of the house of Usher. Palais hanté. Works based on Poe. Étude pour "Le palais hanté"
Notes:
Biographical and program notes by Harry Halbreich in English translation by Elisabeth Buzzard, and texts in English and French (4 p. ; 31 cm.) inserted in container. The 1st work an unfinished opera in 1 act; the 2nd, for harp and string orchestra; the 3rd, for orchestra. The 1st work sung in French; libretto by the composer. Title from container. Title on spine: Works based on Poe. Title of 1st work on container: The fall of the house of Usher. Christine Barbaux, soprano ; François Le Roux, Jean-Philippe Lafont, baritones ; Pierre-Yves Le Maigat, bass-baritone (1st work) ; Frédérique Cambreling, harp (2nd work) ; Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra ; Georges Prêtre, conductor. Recorded in Monaco.
Contents:
La chute de la maison Usher / Debussy ; text after Poe ; rev. & orch. Juan Allende Blin (22:54) -- Conte fantastique : after Poe's "The masque of the red death" / André Caplet (16:57) -- Étude pour "Le palais hanté" : after Poe's "The haunted palace" / Florent Schmitt (12:01)
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