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'''''Les nuits d'été''''' (''Summer Nights''), Op. 7, is a [[song cycle]] by the French composer [[Hector Berlioz]], setting six poems by [[Théophile Gautier]]. The cycle, completed in 1841, was originally for soloist and piano accompaniment. Berlioz orchestrated one of the songs in 1843, and did the same for the other five in 1856. The cycle was neglected for many years, but during the 20th century it became, and has remained, one of the composer's most popular works. Of the many recordings made in the 20th and 21st centuries, most are of the orchestrated version and are sung by a [[soprano]] or [[mezzo-soprano]].
'''''[[Les nuits d'été]]''''' (''Summer Nights''), Op. 7, is a [[song cycle]] by the French composer [[Hector Berlioz]], setting six poems by [[Théophile Gautier]]. The cycle, completed in 1841, was originally for soloist and piano accompaniment. Berlioz orchestrated one of the songs in 1843 and did the same for the other five in 1856. The cycle was neglected for many years, but during the 20th century it became, and has remained, one of the composer's most popular works. Of the many recordings made in the 20th and 21st centuries, most are of the orchestrated version and are sung by a [[soprano]] or [[mezzo-soprano]].


==Single female voice==
==Single female voice==
Recordings include:
Recordings include:
* [[Janet Baker]], mezzo-soprano. New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor [[John Barbirolli|Sir John Barbirolli]] (EMI)
* [[Victoria de los Ángeles]], soprano (1955). Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Charles Munch (conductor)|Charles Munch]] (RCA Victor)
* [[Brigitte Balleys]], mezzo-soprano. [[Orchestre des Champs-Élysées]], conductor [[Philippe Herreweghe]] (Harmonia Mundi, 1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/berlioz-nuits-d%C3t%C3%A9-herminie-mr0002847293 |title= Berlioz: Nuits d'Été; Herminie |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2019-08-01}}</ref>
* [[Janet Baker]], mezzo-soprano (1967). New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor [[John Barbirolli|Sir John Barbirolli]] (EMI)<ref>EMI CD: CDM 7 6544 2.</ref>
* [[Agnes Baltsa]], mezzo-soprano. London Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Jeffrey Tate]] (Philips)
* [[Agnes Baltsa]], mezzo-soprano. London Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Jeffrey Tate]] (Philips)
* [[Régine Crespin]], soprano. Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conductor [[Ernest Ansermet]] (Decca)
* [[Régine Crespin]], soprano (1963). Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conductor [[Ernest Ansermet]] (Decca)<ref>Decca CD: 460 973-2</ref>
* [[Victoria de los Ángeles]], soprano. Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Charles Münch]] (Les disques de Pierre)
* [[Suzanne Danco]], soprano. [[Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra]], conductor Thor Johnson (London)
* [[Bernarda Fink]], mezzo-soprano. German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, conductor [[Kent Nagano]] (Harmonia Mundi)
* [[Joyce DiDonato]], mezzo-soprano. New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor [[Alan Gilbert (conductor)|Alan Gilbert]] (New York Philharmonic)
* [[Bernarda Fink]], mezzo-soprano. [[Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin]], conductor [[Kent Nagano]] (Harmonia Mundi, 2007)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/berlioz-nuits-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ravel-sh%C3%A9h%C3%A9razade-cinq-m%C3%A9lodies-populaires-grecques-mw0001399310 |title= Berlioz: Nuits d'été; Ravel: Shéhérazade; Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=2019-08-01}}</ref>
* [[Véronique Gens]], soprano. Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Lyon, conductor [[Louis Langrée]] (Virgin)
* [[Véronique Gens]], soprano. Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Lyon, conductor [[Louis Langrée]] (Virgin)
* [[Katarina Karnéus]], mezzo-soprano (1999). BBC Philharmonic, conductor Vassily Sinaisky (BBC)<ref>BBC CD: MM92.</ref>
* [[Lorraine Hunt Lieberson]], mezzo-soprano. Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, conductor [[Nicholas McGegan]] (Philharmonia Baroque)
* [[Lorraine Hunt Lieberson]], mezzo-soprano. Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, conductor [[Nicholas McGegan]] (Philharmonia Baroque)
* [[Jessye Norman]], soprano. London Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Colin Davis]] (Philips)
* [[Jessye Norman]], soprano. London Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Colin Davis]] (Philips)
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* [[Leontyne Price]], soprano. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Fritz Reiner]] (RCA Victor)
* [[Anne Sofie von Otter]], mezzo-soprano. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor [[James Levine]] (Deutsche Grammophon)
* [[Anne Sofie von Otter]], mezzo-soprano. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor [[James Levine]] (Deutsche Grammophon)
* [[Anne Sofie von Otter]], mezzo-soprano. [[Les Musiciens du Louvre]], conductor [[Marc Minkowski]] (Naïve, 2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/929p/ |publisher=BBC Music |title=Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été / Harold en Italie (viola: Antoine Tamestit; mezzo-soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter; Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble; Marc Minkowski) Review |accessdate=2019-08-01}}</ref>
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* [[Leontyne Price]], soprano. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Fritz Reiner]] (RCA Victor)
* [[Eleanor Steber]], soprano. Columbia Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Dimitri Mitropoulos]] (Sony)
* [[Eleanor Steber]], soprano. Columbia Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Dimitri Mitropoulos]] (Sony)


==Single male voices==
==Single male voices==
* [[Nicolai Gedda]], tenor. Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Silvio Varviso]] (Bluebell)
* [[Nicolai Gedda]], tenor. Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor [[Silvio Varviso]] (Bluebell, 1968)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7966972--great-swedish-tenors-nicolai-gedda |title= Great Swedish Tenors: Nicolai Gedda |accessdate=2019-08-01}}</ref>
* [[José van Dam]], bass-baritone. Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, conductor [[Serge Baudo]] (Classical World)
* [[José van Dam]], bass-baritone. Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, conductor [[Serge Baudo]] (Forlane)
* [[Jean-Paul Fouchécourt]], tenor. Quatuor Manfred (Paraty, 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highresaudio.com/en/album/view/nc3ua9/quatuor-manfred-jean-paul-fouchcourt-clairs-de-lune |title=Clairs de Lune |accessdate=2019-08-01}}</ref>
* [[Stéphane Degout]], tenor, Les Siècles, conductor [[François-Xavier Roth|François Xavier Roth]] (Harmonia Mundi 2019)
* [[Michael Spyres]], tenor, Orchestre Philarmonique de Strasbourg, conductor [[John Nelson (conductor)|John Nelson]] (Erato Warner classics 2022)

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Discographies of classical compositions]]
[[Category:Discographies of classical compositions]]
[[Category:Compositions by Hector Berlioz]]

Latest revision as of 18:30, 11 February 2024

Les nuits d'été (Summer Nights), Op. 7, is a song cycle by the French composer Hector Berlioz, setting six poems by Théophile Gautier. The cycle, completed in 1841, was originally for soloist and piano accompaniment. Berlioz orchestrated one of the songs in 1843 and did the same for the other five in 1856. The cycle was neglected for many years, but during the 20th century it became, and has remained, one of the composer's most popular works. Of the many recordings made in the 20th and 21st centuries, most are of the orchestrated version and are sung by a soprano or mezzo-soprano.

Single female voice

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Recordings include:

Single male voices

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlioz: Nuits d'Été; Herminie". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  2. ^ EMI CD: CDM 7 6544 2.
  3. ^ Decca CD: 460 973-2
  4. ^ "Berlioz: Nuits d'été; Ravel: Shéhérazade; Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  5. ^ BBC CD: MM92.
  6. ^ "Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été / Harold en Italie (viola: Antoine Tamestit; mezzo-soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter; Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble; Marc Minkowski) Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  7. ^ "Great Swedish Tenors: Nicolai Gedda". Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  8. ^ "Clairs de Lune". Retrieved 2019-08-01.
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