Album 1991 on Sony Classical label
Classical (Opera, Romantic)
3 x CD set in a "fatboy" double jewel-case and with a 172pp libretto booklet and with an outer cardboard box case. Notes and synopses in French, English, German and Italian; French libretto text with English and German translations. "Consists of previously released material" This recordings was enhanced using 20-bit technology for "high definition sound". (P) 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (C) 1991 Sony Classical GmbH Manufactured in Austria/Printed in Holland Recording: EMI Studios, London, England, December 1969 and January 1970 Total running times: CD1: 57:49 CD2: 33:40 CD3: 62:58
Pierre Boulez p, voc, 1925-2016 FR conductor, album by | |
Claude Debussy p, 1862-1918 FR album by | |
Elisabeth Söderström voc, 1927-2009 SE soprano vocals, mélisande, album by | |
George Shirley voc, *1934 US tenor vocals, pelléas, album by | |
Donald McIntyre voc, *1934 NZ baritone vocals, golaud, album by | |
David Ward voc, 1922-1983 GB bass vocals, arkel, album by | |
Yvonne Minton voc, *1938 AU contralto vocals, genevieve, album by | |
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , chorus, album by | |
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , GB orchestra, album by | |
Dennis Wicks voc, 1928-2003 GB bass vocals, a doctor/a shepherd | |
Anthony Britten voc, GB countertenor vocals, yniold | |
Maurice Maeterlinck , 1862-1949 BE libretto by | |
Jacques-Émile Blanche , FR painting, portrait of debussy | |
Paul Myers g, p, 1932-2015 GB sleeve notes, english translation of libretto | |
Stewart Spencer , sleeve notes, english translation | |
Susan Kunst-Elliott sleeve notes, english translation | |
Odile Demange , sleeve notes, french translation | |
Marielle Ostendorf , sleeve notes, german translation | |
Denis Herlin , FR sleeve notes, introductory notes, original french | |
Claudio Maria Perselli , sleeve notes, italian translation | |
Giovanni Ciani , sleeve notes, italian translation | |
Barbara Bode , DE sleeve notes, synopsis, original german |
Douglas Robinson chorus master |
Sony Music Photo Library photography by |
Archivio Garzanti photography by, photo of portrait of debussy |
Claude Debussy |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Act One | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | ||
2 | Scene I. A Forest | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 12:26 | |
3 | Scene II. A Room In The Castle | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 10:18 | |
4 | Scene II. In Front Of The Castle | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 6:42 | |
5 | Act Two | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | ||
6 | Scene I. A Fountain In The Park | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 10:10 | |
7 | Scene II. A Room In The Castle | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 13:31 | |
8 | Scene III. Outside A Cave | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 4:33 | |
9 | Act Three | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | ||
10 | Scene I. One Of The Castle Towers | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 14:05 | |
11 | Scene II. The Castle Vaults | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 4:33 | |
12 | Scene III. A Terrace At The Entrance To The Vaults | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 5:08 | |
13 | Scene IV. In Front Of The Castle | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 9:53 | |
14 | Act Four | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | ||
15 | Scene I. A Room In The Castle | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 3:15 | |
16 | Scene II. | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 16:06 | |
17 | Scene III. A Fountain In The Park | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 4:00 | |
18 | Scene IV. | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 14:40 | |
19 | Act Five | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | ||
20 | A Room In The Castle | Pierre Boulez, Claude Debussy, Elisabeth Söderström, George Shirley, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Yvonne Minton, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | 24:51 |