The final work for solo voices (SMz), women's chorus, and piano (originally orchestra); text by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Natalie Dessay, soprano ; Karen Deshayes, mezzo-soprano (last work) ; Philippe Cassard, piano ; Catherine Michel, harp (11th work) ; Jeune ch�r de Paris (last work). Recorded at the Salle Colonne, Paris, France, Nov. 12-13, 22-25, 2011. Compact disc. Program notes by Philippe Cassard and Denis Herlin and song texts, all in French with English and German translations (43 p. : ports.) in container. Tracks 14 and 16-18 are world premiere performances.
Contents:
Nuit d'�etoiles (3:06) -- Pantomime (2:26) -- Clair de lune (2:28) -- Pierrot (1:50) -- Apparition (3:16) -- En sourdine (2:40) -- F�ete galante (1:59) -- Romance : (L'�ame �evapor�ee) (1:51) -- Les cloches (1:44) -- Rondel chinois (3:10) -- Flots, palmes, sables : for soprano, piano and harp (4:51) -- La romance d'Ariel (4:26) -- Regret (2:35) -- Le matelot qui tombe �a l'eau (1:16) -- Coquetterie posthume (3:40) -- L'archet (2:56) -- Romance (1:14) -- Les elfes (7:15) -- La damoiselle �elue : for soprano, mezzo-soprano, choir and piano (18:44).
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