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Berlioz: Les nuits d'été
Berlioz: Les nuits d'été
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CKD 421
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- Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - I. VillanelleComposer(s) Hector BerliozArtist(s) Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - I. Villanelle
02:18$2.30 - Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - II. Le spectre de la roseComposer(s) Hector BerliozArtist(s) Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - II. Le spectre de la rose
06:12$2.30 - Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - III. Sur les lagunesComposer(s) Hector BerliozArtist(s) Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - III. Sur les lagunes
05:50$2.30 - Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - IV. AbsenceComposer(s) Hector BerliozArtist(s) Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - IV. Absence
04:45$2.30 - Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - V. Au cimetiereComposer(s) Hector BerliozArtist(s) Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - V. Au cimetiere
05:32$2.30 - Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - VI. L’ile inconnueComposer(s) Hector BerliozArtist(s) Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Les nuits d’ete, Op. 7 - VI. L’ile inconnue
03:56$2.30 - Romeo & Juliette - Scene d’amourComposer(s) Hector BerliozArtist(s) Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Romeo & Juliette - Scene d’amour
16:48$5.75 - La mort de Cleopatre - Scene lyriqueComposer(s) Hector BerliozArtist(s) Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra
La mort de Cleopatre - Scene lyrique
09:57$3.40 - La mort de Cleopatre - MeditationComposer(s) Hector BerliozArtist(s) Robin Ticciati Scottish Chamber Orchestra
La mort de Cleopatre - Meditation
10:08$3.40
Total running time: 65 minutes.
Album information
This recording was nominated for a 2014 ICMA Award, topped Kate Molleson's '2013 Classical Top 10' list in The Herald and in 2019, Berlioz's 150th anniversary year, Gramophone named it one of 10 outstanding recordings of the composer's music.
Robin delivers fresh insights and vivid colours into this luminous work showing similar flair to that of his teachers Sir Simon Rattle and the great Berliozian Sir Colin Davis. The recording features Kathleen Ferrier prize-winning mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, who has sung at the Metropolitan Opera, New York and won acclaim as Cléopâtre, a role she reprises here: "Cargill's Cléopâtre gives even Dame Janet a run for her money...a real revelation" (Limelight Magazine).
The works of Berlioz have featured prominently in Ticciati's programmes with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra since he was appointed Principal Conductor in 2009 earning critical acclaim.
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'Ils nous offrent la plus belle version enregistrée de l'œuvre, tout simplement, en conclusion d'un disque passionnant, qui prouve que, à condition d'être abordé intelligemment, le romantisme n'est pas mort.'
ForumOpera.com
'...the orchestra brings fresh style and insight...a real ear-opener...The sound engineers at Linn capture every shimmering hue.'
Herald Scotland
‘…l’ottima Scottish Chamber, ma certamente colpisce, in questo CD, il ricorso continuo a tinte astello, il rifiuto totale dell’enfasi, del canto spiegato e la ricerca della sobrieta`, dell’eleganza.’
Musica
'...very impressive indeed.'
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