Susan Graham ~ Berlioz - Les nuits d'été

Susan Graham ~ Berlioz - Les nuits d'été

Susan Graham ~ Berlioz - Les nuits d'été
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Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-07-15
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. Les Nuits d'�©t�©, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 1. Villanelle
  2. Les Nuits d'�©t�©, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 2. Le spectre de la rose
  3. Les Nuits d'�©t�©, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 3. Sur les lagunes: lamento
  4. Les Nuits d'�©t�©, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 4. Absence
  5. Les Nuits d'�©t�©, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 5. Au cimeti�¨re: clair de lune
  6. Les Nuits d'�©t�©, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 6. L'�®le inconnue
  7. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�©gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): D'amou
  8. Benvenuto Cellini, opera, H. 76a, Op. 23: Mais qu'ai-je donc? (Air)
  9. Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a: Ah! Ah! Je vais mourir (Monologue)
  10. Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a: Adieu, fière cité (Air)
  11. B�©atrice et B�©n�©dict, opera, H. 138: Dieu! Que viens-je d'entendre?

Music reviews of Susan Graham ~ Berlioz - Les nuits d'été

Music Review: A Berlioz singer to treasure
Rating: 5 Stars

I have taken a long time to get round to obtaining this recording. I noticed the other day that Graham is listed to sing her first Didon in the next couple of years. Not her first staged Berlioz, but probably the biggest single challenge for a soloist in this particular repertoire. It was for the opera arias, rather than the songs, that I wished to have this record.

But the song cycle is truly a knockout. These songs have long been a favourite, and just about every singer I can think of has had a go at them. Recent stand-out performances include Cecilia Bartoli, Ann Murray and, on record, Veronique Gens. The beauty of Berlioz is that the range and orchestration he uses, as well as the sheer potential for interpreting the lines, allows many different kinds of singer to tackle his work. Graham has perhaps the ideal Berlioz voice these days - a soprano-ish mezzo, with dark, brooding tone that can bloom into bright, sunny lines without strain. She is a really intelligent, thinking singer who uses words to colour the sound. Her partnership here with John Nelson is highly fruitful, and makes for a modern classic (to puit on the shelf with Norman, Gorr and Crespin, naturally).

No disappointments in the opera numbers either. Anyone who has heard her work in operetta (some lovely records out just recently, in fact) will recognise the sexy, teasing quality she brings to Benedict and to the Cellini number. Back on the tragic side of the coin, her Marguerite is suitably overwrought and the sense of regret she brings to the number is palpable. Dido is the pick of the bunch - rightly - and the combination of robust, furious tone and serene rememberance of her "nuit d'ivresse" is heart-stopping.

So - time to record Les Troyens with Graham, I believe. Not very sure who else would feature on this "Fantasy Recording" - answers on a postcard, please!

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On casual listen, Graham can seem like yet another pretty voice. And it is extremely pretty. But there's an intelligence and learnedness that can only make her more interesting as time goes on. As is, her performances are slightly undercooked, though there are some moments during Les Nuits d'été as passionate and committed as one could want. The arias added to fill out the disc aren't heard in optimal performances, but show what riches lie in Berlioz's neglected operatic output, namely Ascanio's lighthearted aria from Benvenuto Cellini and the long soliloquy from Beatrice and Benedict. --David Patrick Stearns

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