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Régine Crespin: Shéhérazade
Régine Crespin (soprano)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Awards:
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Building a Library, September 2007, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
Sumptuous of tone, supremely sensitive, Crespin was born to illuminate the art of French song. Whether floating the seductive allure of Ravel or revelling in the wit of Poulenc these recordings...
Régine Crespin: Shéhérazade
Régine Crespin (soprano)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
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Awards:
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Building a Library, September 2007, First Choice
-
Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
Sumptuous of tone, supremely sensitive, Crespin was born to illuminate the art of French song. Whether floating the seductive allure of Ravel or revelling in the wit of Poulenc these recordings...
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Contents and tracklist
- Régine Crespin (soprano)
- Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- Ernest Ansermet
- Recorded: 1963-09-23
- Recording Venue: Victoria Hall, Geneva
- Régine Crespin (soprano)
- Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- Ernest Ansermet
- Recorded: 1963-09-23
- Recording Venue: Victoria Hall, Geneva
- Régine Crespin (soprano), John Wustman (piano)
- Recorded: 1967-05-15
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
- Régine Crespin (soprano), John Wustman (piano)
- Recorded: 1967-05-15
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
- Régine Crespin (soprano), John Wustman (piano)
- Recorded: 1967-05-15
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
- Régine Crespin (soprano), John Wustman (piano)
- Recorded: 1967-05-15
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
- Régine Crespin (soprano), John Wustman (piano)
- Recorded: 1967-05-15
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Spotlight on this release
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Maurice Ravel
James picks some recordings of the music of French composer, Maurice Ravel.
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Hector Berlioz
Katherine takes up the 'Presto Recommends' baton this week and selects some favourite recordings of works by Hector Berlioz.
Awards and reviews
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Penguin GuideRosette
November 2006
Sumptuous of tone, supremely sensitive, Crespin was born to illuminate the art of French song. Whether floating the seductive allure of Ravel or revelling in the wit of Poulenc these recordings were and remain classics.
2011 edition
Ravel's magically sensuous writing finds the ideal interpreter in Regine Crespin...The sheer richness of tone of the singer's tone does not prevent her from bringing out the delicate languor required by an exquisite song like The enchanted flute...This is ravishing...This CD is one of the great glories of recorded music.
March 2014
eloquence, amplitude, and a veritable masterclass in how to sing in French!
Classics Today
I would go so far as to say that this is one of the finest recordings of the human voice ever made...Nothing stands between you and her incomparable way with the text of each song...Ernest Ansermet's contribution is as distinguished as Crespin's. He knows the music inside out.
