Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé. Soupir (3:24) ; Placet futile (3:46) ; Surgi de la croupe et du bond (2:52) / Maurice Ravel -- Aimons-nous et dormons (3:41) ; L'attente (2:15) ; La coccinelle (2:09) ; Tournoiement (3:16) ; Danse macabre (2:30) / Camille Saint-Saëns -- The second madrigal : voices of women. Getting up in winter (1:39) ; In the morning (1:47) ; Morning (2:04) ; When he pressed his lips (2:59) ; Thank you, my fate (2:48) ; Cosmetics do no good (4:18) ; Hopelessness (2:49) ; The greatest love (1:22) / Yehudi Wyner -- Le printemps (2:16) ; Le rossignol des lilas (2:00) ; Furnée (2:49) ; Dans la nuit (1:44) ; L'heure exquise (2:20) / Reynaldo Hahn -- Cabaret songs. Calypso (2:29) ; Johnny (4:30) ; Tell me the truth about love (4:57) ; Funeral blues (2:31) / Benjamin Britten.
Note
The 1st work originally for voice and instrumental ensemble; the 7th work originally for soprano and 11 instruments.
Language (note)
Sung in French (tracks 1-8, 17-21) and English (tracks 9-16, 22-25).