Masterworks from France - Program no. 637 & no. 638

Masterworks from France - Program no. 637 & no. 638
14th, 15th & 16th centuries – Étienne Méhul: L'irato
Various performers.
Gotham Recording « The French Broadcasting System in North America » GRC 8122 / 8123 [LPx2, auto. coupling]

Contents:

    Program no. 637

    LP-1, side 1 / LP-2, side 1 Guillaume de Machaut
  1. Triple ballade

    2. François Andrieu
  2. Double ballade

    3. Gilles Binchois
  3. Deuil Angoisseux

    4. Anon.
  4. La plus dolente

    5. Jean Ockeghem
  5. Fors seulement

    6. Loÿset Compère
  6. Le renvoy d'un coeur

    7. Josquin des Prés (aka Desprez)
  7. Plus nul regrets
  8. Plaine de deuils

    9. Guillaume Costeley
  9. Arrête un peu mon coeur

    10. Program no. 638

    LP-1, side 2 / LP-2, side 2

    Étienne Nicolas Méhul
  10. L'irato (or L'emporté) - excerpts

    11. —
  11. L'irato (or L'emporté) - excerpts

Playing time:
[1]-[9] ??' ??"
[10]-[11] 29' 18"

Performers:
[1]-[9] Berthe Kal (soprano), Huguette Boulangeaut (soprano), Louis Collet (tenor), Gérard Friedman (tenor), Michel Hamel (tenor), Georges Jollis (bass), Yvon Le Marc'hadour (bass), Bernard Cotteret (bass)
The Yvonne Gouverné Chorus
[10]-[11] Denise Mégevend (harp)
An ensemble of ancient instruments
Roger Delage, cond.
Jocelyne Chamonin (mezzo-soprano), Bernard Demigny (baritone)
Madrigal Chorus and RTF Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Paul Kréder, cond.

Recording site and date:
[1]-[9] Unknown [1963]
[10]-[11] Unknown [1963];
Rel. (first broadcast): 1963 or later

Comments:
Information from Central Washington University and University of Chicago catalogue.
These discs were probably released to broadcasters only.

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Pierre-F. Roberge