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La grande époque rare recordings of French singers at the fin de siècle

Title
La grande époque [sound recording] : rare recordings of French singers at the fin de siècle
Publication
Wadhurst, E. Sussex, England : Pearl, p1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Héglon, Meyrianne, 1867-1942.
  • Laffitte, Léon, 1875-1938.
  • Delmas, Jean-François, 1861-1933.
  • Simon-Girard, Juliette, 1859-1954.
Description
1 sound disc (74 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
Rare recordings of French singers at the fin de siècle
Subjects
Note
  • Opera excerpts and songs.
  • Compact disc.
  • Analog recording.
  • Originally released as 78-rpm discs.
  • Biographical notes and translations of the Saint-Saens selections by Harold Barnes, with discographic details ([6] p.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in Paris, 1901-1905.
Language (note)
  • Sung in French, in part translated from German or Italian.
Contents
  • Meyriane Héglon. Ascanio: La, la, la...Fiorentinelle ; Rěverie ; Samson et Dalila: Printemps qui commence ; La solitaire, op. 26 no 3 / Saint-Saëns. -- Léon Lafitte. Sigurd: Un souvenir poignant / Reyer -- La reine de Saba: Faiblesse de la race humaine / Gounod -- La favorite: Un ange, une femme inconnue / Donizetti -- Manon: Ah, fuyez, douce image / Massenet -- Sigurd: J'ai gardé mon âme ingénue ; Prince du Rhin / Reyer -- Le prophète: Roi du ciel / Meyerbeer -- Le roi d'Ys: Vainement, ma bien-amée / Lalo. --
  • (Cont.): Jean-François Delmas. Patrie: Pauvre martyr obscur / Paladilhe -- La symphonie légendaire: Prière / Godard -- Faust: Non! tu ne prieras pas / Gounod -- Valkyrie: Ces yeux si purs et si graves / Wagner -- La jolie fille de Perth: Quand la flamme de l'amour / Bizet -- La Toussaint: Conte blue / Lacome -- Don Giovanni: Ha! ha! ha! l'excellente aventure...Je suis sous ta fenêtre / Mozart -- Les Huguenots: Gloire au Grand Dieu vengeur / Meyerbeer -- La damnation de Faust: Voici des roses / Berlioz. --
  • (cont.): Juliette Simon-Girard. La belle Hélène: Amours divins ; Madame Favart: Ma mère aux vignes / Offenbach -- La femme de Narcisse: C'est la fille a ma tante / Varney -- La fille de Mme Angot: Jadis les rois / Lecocq -- Malagueña: Valse chantée / Fahrbach.
Call Number
*LDC 11039 (F)
LCCN
2703191132
OCLC
33498978
Title
La grande époque [sound recording] : rare recordings of French singers at the fin de siècle
Imprint
Wadhurst, E. Sussex, England : Pearl, p1994.
Playing Time
011349
Performer
Meyriane Héglon, contralto ; Léon Lafitte, tenor ; Jean-François Delmas, bass ; Juliette Simon-Girard, soprano ; piano or (20th selection) orchestra acc.
Event
Recorded in Paris, 1901-1905.
Language
Sung in French, in part translated from German or Italian.
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Added Author
Héglon, Meyrianne, 1867-1942. voc
Laffitte, Léon, 1875-1938. voc
Delmas, Jean-François, 1861-1933. voc
Simon-Girard, Juliette, 1859-1954. voc
Other Standard Identifier
2703191132
Publisher No.
GEMM CD 9113 Pearl
CD 9133 Pearl
Research Call Number
*LDC 11039 (F) Notes on file.
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