Meditation: The Beautiful Music of Massenet | Decca 4783964

Meditation: The Beautiful Music of Massenet

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4783964

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 11th June 2012

Contents

Works

Massenet, Jules

Cendrillon (Cinderella)
» Ah! que mes soeurs sont heureuses!
Cherubin
» Vive amour qui reve
Esclarmonde
» Dance of the Spirits
» Esprits de l'air! Esprits de onde!
» Ou suis-je?
Herodiade
» Il est doux, il est bon
La Vierge
» Le dernier sommeil de la vierge
Le Cid
» De cet affreux combat ...Pleurez, pleurez, mes yeux
Manon Ballet (arr. Leighton Lucas)
» Des Grieux's Lodgings (Act 2)
Manon
» Instant charmant... En fermant les yeux
» Je suis seul... Ah! fuyez, douce image (Air de Saint Sulplice)
Oh! Si les fleurs avaient des yeux
Thais: Meditation
Thais
» Ah! je suis seule, seule enfin!
» Dis-moi que je suis belle
Valse tres lente
Werther
» Je ne sais si je veille ...O Nature, pleine de grace
» Pourquoi me reveiller
» Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (Air des larmes)

Artists

Nigel Kennedy
Luciano Pavarotti
Angela Gheorghiu
Jonas Kaufmann
Joan Sutherland
Giacomo Aragall
Renee Fleming
Joseph Calleja
Tatiana Lisnic
Jose Carreras
Marilyn Horne
John Alldis Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Wiener Opernorchester

Conductors

Richard Bonynge
Oliviero de Fabritiis
John Mauceri
Marco Armiliato
Yves Abel
Carlo Rizzi
Colin Davis
Henry Lewis

Works

Massenet, Jules

Cendrillon (Cinderella)
» Ah! que mes soeurs sont heureuses!
Cherubin
» Vive amour qui reve
Esclarmonde
» Dance of the Spirits
» Esprits de l'air! Esprits de onde!
» Ou suis-je?
Herodiade
» Il est doux, il est bon
La Vierge
» Le dernier sommeil de la vierge
Le Cid
» De cet affreux combat ...Pleurez, pleurez, mes yeux
Manon Ballet (arr. Leighton Lucas)
» Des Grieux's Lodgings (Act 2)
Manon
» Instant charmant... En fermant les yeux
» Je suis seul... Ah! fuyez, douce image (Air de Saint Sulplice)
Oh! Si les fleurs avaient des yeux
Thais: Meditation
Thais
» Ah! je suis seule, seule enfin!
» Dis-moi que je suis belle
Valse tres lente
Werther
» Je ne sais si je veille ...O Nature, pleine de grace
» Pourquoi me reveiller
» Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (Air des larmes)

Artists

Nigel Kennedy
Luciano Pavarotti
Angela Gheorghiu
Jonas Kaufmann
Joan Sutherland
Giacomo Aragall
Renee Fleming
Joseph Calleja
Tatiana Lisnic
Jose Carreras
Marilyn Horne
John Alldis Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Wiener Opernorchester

Conductors

Richard Bonynge
Oliviero de Fabritiis
John Mauceri
Marco Armiliato
Yves Abel
Carlo Rizzi
Colin Davis
Henry Lewis

About

Jules Massenet, who died 100 years ago, was a French composer best known for his operas, and was widely considered in his day to be one of the greatest melodists of his time, alongside Puccini.

The 'Best of Massenet' includes his most popular music, performed by a starry cast of artists, including Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Jonas Kaufmann, Renée Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Angela Gheorghiu and Marilyn Horne.

Soon after his death, Massenet's style went out of fashion, and today he is best known for the popular violin showpiece Méditation from his opera Thaïs (performed here by Nigel Kennedy), and is unfairly regarded by many as something of a one-hit wonder.

Opera and ballet aficionados have known otherwise for some time - he is in truth one of classical music’s best-kept secrets. Hopefully this CD will help to introduce a wider audience to the exquisite charms and beauty of his music.

Contents:
[1] Méditation religieuse (Thaïs)
Nigel Kennedy
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge

[2] De cet affreux combat … Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux (Le Cid)
Joan Sutherland
London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Bonynge

[3] Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps? (Werther)
Luciano Pavarotti
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Oliviero de Fabritiis

[4] Il est doux, il est bon (Hérodiade)
Angela Gheorghiu
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino / John Mauceri

[5] Je suis seul … Ah! fuyez, douce image (Manon)
Jonas Kaufmann
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra / Marco Armiliato

[6] Esprits de l’air! Esprits de onde! (Esclarmonde)
Joan Sutherland
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge

[7] Dance of the Spirits (Esclarmonde)
John Alldis Choir
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge

[8] Où suis-je? (Esclarmonde)
Giacomo Aragall / John Alldis Choir
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge

[9] Ah! je suis seule, seule enfin! (Thaïs)
Renée Fleming
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine / Yves Abel

[10] Dis-moi que je suis belle (Thaïs)
Renée Fleming
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine / Yves Abel

[11] Valse très lente
National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge

[12] Vive amour qui rêve (Aubade) (Chérubin)
Angela Gheorghiu
Orchestra e coro del Teatro Regio di Torino / John Mauceri

[13] Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (Manon)
Joseph Calleja / Tatiana Lisnic
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Carlo Rizzi

[14] Ah! que mes sœurs sont heureuses! (Cendrillon)
Joan Sutherland
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Richard Bonynge

[15] Des Grieux’s Lodgings (Act 2, Scene 2)
Manon — Ballet based on extracts from works by Jules Massenet, arranged and orchestrated by Leighton Lucas with the collaboration of Hilda Gaunt
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Richard Bonynge

[16] Je ne sais si je veille … Ô Nature, pleine de grâce (Werther)
José Carreras
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Colin Davis

[17] Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (Werther)
Marilyn Horne
Wiener Opernorchester / Henry Lewis

[18] Oh! Si les fleurs avaient des yeux
Joan Sutherland
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Richard Bonynge

[19] Le Dernier Sommeil de la Vièrge (La Vièrge)

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