Monteverdi - Selected works

Monteverdi - Selected works

Nadia Boulanger et al.
Angel "Great recordings of the century" COLH 20 [LP, mono]
Seraphim 60125 [LP, mono]
EMI 2C 051-43429 [LP, mono]
Franklin Mint "The 100 greatest recordings of all time", no. 68 [LP, mono]
EMI Helios H88004 [LP, mono]

Contents:

Claudio Monteverdi, arr. Nadia Boulanger

1. Hor che'l ciel e la terra
2. Lasciatemi morire
3. Zeffiro torna
4. Ardo

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5. Ohimè, dov'è il mio ben
6. Chiome d'oro
7. Il ballo delle ingrate (excerpts)
8. Lamento della Ninfa: Amor
9. Ecco mormorar l'onde

Playing time: 20' 31" + 20' 21" = 40' 52"

Performers:
Ensemble Vocal
Comtesse Jean (Marie-Blanche) de Polignac (soprano), Irène Kedroff (soprano), Lucie Rauh (soprano), Nathalie Kedroff (soprano), Paul Derenne (tenor), Hugues Cuénod (tenor), Doda Conrad (baritone), Gisèle Peyron (soprano)
Ensemble Instrumental:
3 violins, 2 altos, 5 'cello, 1 contrabass (may include: Luben Yordanoff (violin), Pierre Pasquier (alto), Colette Lequien (alto), Maurice Gendron ('cello), Pierre Jamet (harp), Nadia Boulanger (harpsichord))
with Nadia Boulanger (piano)
Nadia Boulanger, dir.

Recording site and date:
see links below;
Rel.: 1958 (EMI), 1969 (Seraphim), 1983 (Helios)

Excerpts (from original release):
[1]-[2] Disques Gramophone (HMV/VSM, France) DB 5038 [78rpm, 30cm] Monteverdi ...1
[3] Disques Gramophone (HMV/VSM, France) DB 5039 [78rpm, 30cm] Monteverdi ...2
[4]-[6] Disques Gramophone (HMV/VSM, France) DB 5040 [78rpm, 30cm] Monteverdi ...3
[7] Disques Gramophone (HMV/VSM, France) DB 5041 [78rpm, 30cm] Monteverdi ...4
[8]-[9]Disques Gramophone (HMV/VSM, France) DB 5042 [78rpm, 30cm] Monteverdi ...5

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