Virgin Classics 7243 5 62111 2 4

Baccalauréat 2003


1-6. Hector Berlioz:
  Les Nuits d'été, Op.7 - 25:20
   1.Villanelle 2:07
   2.Le spectre de la rose 5:46
   3.Sur les lagunes 5:20
   4.Absence 4:10
   5.Au cimetière 4:53
   6.L'île inconnue 3:30

Véronique Gens, soprano; Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Lyon/ Louis Langrée

7-15. John Cage:
  Song Books (extracts from Volume I) (1970) 16:10
   7. Solo 11 - 1:10
   8. Solo 49 - 0:50
   9. Solo 21 - 0:43
   10. Solo 22 & 50 - 2:07
   11. Solo 52 - 4:08
   12. Solo 39 - 2:17
   13. Solo 12 - 1:55
   14. Solo 40 - 1:57
   15. Solo 43 - 0:58

Hélène Ruggeri, mezzo-soprano.
Jean-Yves Bosseur, concept and artistic direction.
Dominique Lambert, sound engineer and electro-acoustic realization

16. John Cage: Bacchanale (1940) 7:23
17. John Cage: And the earth shall bear again (1942) 3:17

Joshua Pierce, prepared piano

18. Claudio Monteverdi:
  Lamento d'Arianna: "Lasciatemi morire"
  Excerpt from "Il sesto libro de madrigali" (1614) 13:31

The Consort of Musicke/ Anthony Rooley
Evelyn Tubb, soprano; Mary Nichols, alto
Paul Agnew, Andrew King, tenors; Alan Ewing, bass
Frances Kelly, harp; Alan Wilson, organ
Timothy Roberts, harpsichord

No recording details mentioned on any of the works, except for tracks 16 & 17, which are taken from Wergo 60151-50 and 6159-2.
CD released in 2002

Source: original CD