Régine Crespin - Songs of Ravel & Satie, Beethoven "Ah! Perfido", Concert Arias

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The now-retired Régine Crespin is easily the greatest soprano voice to come out of France since World War II, notable not just for its body and luster but for such an effortless sense of line that you're never aware of the individual notes, only the overall musical idea they're meant to create. This was recorded a bit late in her career and some wobble is apparent. But her characterization of the words--so important in Ravel's precise animal portraits in Histoires Naturelles--is peerless. Too bad that the Satie songs--in terms of quality--veer between serious endeavors and cabaret toss-offs. The disc is filled out by Crespin's performance of Beethoven's concert aria Ah! Perfido, which illustrates why she was a formidable Tosca in her day. --David Patrick Stearns

Régine Crespin - Songs of Ravel & Satie, Beethoven "Ah! Perfido", Concert Arias, Music, Maurice Ravel, Erik Satie, Ludwig van Beethoven, New York Philharmonic, Thomas Schippers, Régine Crespin, Philippe Entremont, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Song Collection for Solo Voice and Piano, Vocal

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Régine Crespin - Songs of Ravel & Satie, Beethoven "Ah! Perfido", Concert Arias Maurice Ravel , Erik Satie , Ludwig van Beethoven , New York Philharmonic , Thomas Schippers , Régine Crespin , and Philippe Entremont Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Crespin, Regine | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Régine Crespin Susan Graham - La Belle Époque (The Songs of Reynaldo Hahn) ASIN: B00000C28S Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

1. Histories Naturelles: Le Paon
2. Histories Naturelles: Le Grillon
3. Histories Naturelles: Le Cygne
4. Histories Naturelles: Le Martin-Pecheur
5. Histories Naturelles: La Pintade
6. Melodies - Songs: Le Chapelier
7. Melodies - Songs: Tendrement
8. Melodies - Songs: Dapheneo
9. Melodies - Songs: L'Omnibus automobile
10. Melodies - Songs: La Statue de bronze
11. Melodies - Songs: Je te veux
12. Melodies - Songs: Chanson du chat
13. Melodies - Songs: La Diva de 'L'Empire'
14. 'Ah! Perfido', Op. 65

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