℗ 2012 Ondine
| Released | June 5, 2012 |
| Duration | 1h 05m 47s |
| Record Label | Ondine |
| Catalogue No. | ODE1200-2 |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
Berlioz: Herminie - Les nuits d'été & Ravel: Shéhérazade
Veronique Gens, Pierre-Ange Vieillard, John Axelrod, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Theophile Gautier, Tristan Klingsor
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Herminie
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1.1
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Moderato - Recitative: Quel trouble te poursuit, malheureuse -
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
3:56 | |||
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1.2
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Aria: Adagio non troppo, "Ah! Si de la tendresse ou mon coeur - Recitative: Que dis-je? ou s'egarent mes voeux? -
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
5:06 | |||
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1.3
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Aria: Allegro assai agitato, "Arrete! Cher Tancrede" - Recitative: Que Clorinde est heureuse -
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
5:10 | |||
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1.4
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Aria: Allegro impetuoso vivace, "Venez, venez, terribles armes!" - Priere: Largo, "Dieu des chretiens, toi que j'ignore - Tempo I
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
7:59 | |||
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Les nuits d'été, Op. 7
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1.5
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No. 1. Villanelle
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
2:13 | |||
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1.6
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No. 2. Le Spectre de la rose
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
6:30 | |||
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1.7
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No. 3. Sur les lagunes
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
5:58 | |||
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1.8
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No. 4. Absence
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
4:35 | |||
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1.9
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No. 5. Au cimetiere
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
4:44 | |||
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1.10
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No. 6. L'Ile inconnue
Hector Berlioz; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
3:58 | |||
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Shéhérazade
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1.11
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No. 1. Asie
Maurice Ravel; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
9:20 | |||
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1.12
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No. 2. La flute enchantee
Maurice Ravel; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
2:54 | |||
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1.13
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No. 3. L'indifferent
Maurice Ravel; Veronique Gens, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire & John Axelrod |
3:24 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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“…pure ravishment.”
- The Guardian
"There are many performances. But if I had to choose one forever, I would take this radiant performance from Véronique Gens.”
- tommanoff.com
“No one today delivers French song with the combination of tonal beauty and verbal nuance she (Gens) does.”
- The Guardian
This album features popular soprano Véronique Gens performing Herminie and Les Nuits d'été by Hector Berlioz and Shéhérazade by Maurice Ravel with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire under the baton of its music director John Axelrod. Véronique Gens won widespread critical praise for this performance shortly after the album’s 2012 release.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Ondine Studio Masters
Recording: La Cité, Salle 2000, Nantes; 25.9.2009, 26–28.10.2010 Recording Producer: Daniel Zalay Recording Engineer: Michel Pierre Production by the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire Executive Producer: Reijo Killeen Publishers: Breitkopf & Härtel (Berlioz), Éditions Durand (Ravel) Booklet Editor: Elke Albrecht Photos: Jean-Baptiste Millot (Véronique Gens Make up: Guillaume Bellu), Marc Roger (John Axelrod) Design: Eduardo Gómez-Scarantino
Recording: La Cité, Salle 2000, Nantes; 25.9.2009, 26–28.10.2010 Recording Producer: Daniel Zalay Recording Engineer: Michel Pierre Production by the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire Executive Producer: Reijo Killeen Publishers: Breitkopf & Härtel (Berlioz), Éditions Durand (Ravel) Booklet Editor: Elke Albrecht Photos: Jean-Baptiste Millot (Véronique Gens Make up: Guillaume Bellu), Marc Roger (John Axelrod) Design: Eduardo Gómez-Scarantino
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.50 -5.00 to 0.00 | -24.47 -29.46 to -21.17 | -19.70 -24.60 to -17.00 | 13 12 to 14 | |
| 1 | Moderato - Recitative: Quel trouble te poursuit, malheureuse - | -2.43 | -26.40 | -22.2 | 14 |
| 2 | Aria: Adagio non troppo, "Ah! Si de la tendresse ou mon coeur - Recitative: Que dis-je? ou s'egarent mes voeux? - | -1.78 | -23.86 | -18.8 | 13 |
| 3 | Aria: Allegro assai agitato, "Arrete! Cher Tancrede" - Recitative: Que Clorinde est heureuse - | -1.13 | -23.20 | -18.5 | 13 |
| 4 | Aria: Allegro impetuoso vivace, "Venez, venez, terribles armes!" - Priere: Largo, "Dieu des chretiens, toi que j'ignore - Tempo I | 0.00 | -22.56 | -17.4 | 14 |
| 5 | No. 1. Villanelle | -0.70 | -21.17 | -17.0 | 12 |
| 6 | No. 2. Le Spectre de la rose | -1.17 | -24.41 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 7 | No. 3. Sur les lagunes | -0.87 | -23.14 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 8 | No. 4. Absence | -0.89 | -22.98 | -18.4 | 13 |
| 9 | No. 5. Au cimetiere | -2.15 | -28.18 | -24.3 | 14 |
| 10 | No. 6. L'Ile inconnue | -1.42 | -22.24 | -18.6 | 12 |
| 11 | No. 1. Asie | 0.00 | -23.58 | -18.1 | 14 |
| 12 | No. 2. La flute enchantee | -1.94 | -26.93 | -20.7 | 14 |
| 13 | No. 3. L'indifferent | -5.00 | -29.46 | -24.6 | 13 |