Baker,Janet / Barbirolli,John Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Ete - Ravel: Sheherazade CD

A classic recording of a classic pairing of French song cycles. Composed some 60 years apart, Berlioz's Les Nuits d'?t? and Ravel's Sh?h?razade both visit romantic, mysterious and exotic locations, evoking a wealth of moods and sensations. Janet Baker, an irresistible storyteller, is accompanied on her journey by Sir John Barbirolli, conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra with sensitivity and imagination.

1. Sh?h?razade, M. 41: I. Asie (Tr?s lent - Allegro - Lent) 2. Sh?h?razade, M. 41: II. La Fl?te enchant?e "L'ombre est douce" (Tr?s lent - Allegro - Lent) 3. Sh?h?razade, M. 41: III. L'Indiff?rent "Tes yeux sont doux" (Lent) 4. Les Nuits d'?t?, Op. 7, H. 81b: I. Villanelle, H. 82b 5. Les Nuits d'?t?, Op. 7, H. 81b: II. Le spectre de la rose, H. 83b 6. Les Nuits d'?t?, Op. 7, H. 81b: III. Sur les lagunes, H. 84b 7. Les Nuits d'?t?, Op. 7, H. 81b: IV. Absence, H. 85b 8. Les Nuits d'?t?, Op. 7, H. 81b: V. Au cimeti?re, H. 86b 9. Les Nuits d'?t?, Op. 7, H. 81b: VI. L'?le inconnue, H. 87b