Title from container spine. The 1st-3rd and 7th-8th works for orchestra (the 1st a symphonic poem, the 3rd a suite with wordless women's chorus in 3rd mvt.; the 7th-8th from incidental music); 4th work for solo voices (SA), women's chorus, and orchestra; 5th work for baritone and orchestra (originally for voice and piano, orchestrated by the composer); 6th work a suite, originally for orchestra and wordless chorus (original score lost), arr. for orchestra by Henri Büsser from Debussy's own arr. for 4-hand piano and voices. Barbara Hendricks, soprano (4th work) ; Jocelyne Taillon, contralto (4th work) ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone (5th work) ; Michel Debost, flute (2nd work) ; Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris (3rd-4th works) ; Orchestre de Paris ; Daniel Barenboim, conductor. Compact discs. Booklet with program notes by Jacques Lory in French with English translation ([2] p.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Deux fanfares du "Martyre de Saint Sébastien" (2:28). Images : pour orchestre (38:08) -- Nocturnes : triptyque symphonique pour orchestre et chœur (15:30) -- La damoiselle élue : poeme lyrique d'après Dante-Gabriel Rossetti : pour voix de femmes solo, chœurs et orchestre (18:05) -- Trois ballades de François Villon (11:02) -- Printemps : suite symphonique (18:33) -- Le martyre de Saint Sébastien : fragments symphoniques (26:15) -- Deux fanfares du "Martyre de Saint Sébastien" (2:28).
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