Setlist
Christiane Iven - soprano (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 33, 35, 51, 55)Rachael Wilson - mezzosoprano (04, 06, 08, 10, 41, 43, 47, 49, 53)Donald George - tenor (02, 20, 22, 26, 29, 31, 37, 39, 45)Donald Sulzen - pianoMatthias Junker - introduction & narrations (in German)CD101. Introduction 2:1302. L'extase [Victor Hugo] (December 16, 1901, Manuscript) (world premiere) 2:0803. Narration 1:4704. Aubade [Louis Tiercelin] (January 1, 1902, Manuscript) (world premiere) 2:0905. Narration 1:1206. Un grand sommeil noir [Paul Verlaine] (April 14, 1902, Manuscript) (world premiere) 2:0107. Narration 1:1008. Ecoutez la chanson bien douce [Paul Verlain] (December 4, 1905, orchestrated, Manuscript) (world premiere) 5:5409. Narration 1:1910. Soleils couchants [Paul Verlaine] (December 1905) 2:1611. Narration 1:2912. Versailles [Albert Samain] (April 21, 1906) 3:2113. Narration 1:1614. Ilda [Albert Samain] (August 1906, Manuscript] (world premiere) 3:3015. Narration 2:2216. Mon choeur [Albert Samain] (August 12, 1906, Manuscript) (world premiere) 3:3117. Narration 2:2118. Elegie [Albert Samain] (April 21, 1907, orchestrated) 3:3319. Narration 1:5720. Poeme d'amour [Armand Silvestre] (September 26, 1907, Manuscript) (world premiere) 3:0721. Narration 1:2122. O Schwöre nicht! [ Heinrich Heine] (March 10, 1908) (world premiere of corrected version) 2:0823. Narration 1:1324. Was will die einsäme Thräne [Heinrich Heine] (August 1, 1908) 2:3725. Narration 0:3826. Ach die Augen sind es wieder [Heinrich Heine] (September 11, 1908) (world premiere of corrected version) 1:5527. Audience 0:57CD228. Narration 0:2629. Priere [Henry Bataille] (January 22, 1909, orchestrated) 2:5630. Narration 0:2431. Cantique [Maurice Maeterlinck] (beginning of 1909, orchestrated) 1:5932. Narration 0:5833. Heures ternes [Maurice Maeterlinck] (1910, Manuscript) (world premiere) 3:2334. Narration 0:3535. Le beau navire [Georges Delaquys] (March 21, 1910) (world premiere of corrected version) 3:2536. Narration 1:0337. La mer [Paul Verlaine] (December 1910) (world premiere of corrected version) 3:2238. Narration 0:3839. Chanson [Georges Delaquys] (before 1913) 1:2540. Narration 1:2441. Soir d'hiver [Nadia Boulanger] (1914-1915) 3:4042. Narration 1:4243. Doute [Camille Mauclair] (1921) 2:4544. Narration 1:0945. Au bord de la route [Camille Mauclair] (1921) 2:0146. Narration 1:4647. L'echange [Camille Mauclair] (1921) 2:5248. Narration 0:5449. Le couteau [Camille Mauclair] (1921) 1:3850. Narration 1:1451. Chanson [Camille Mauclair] (1921) 1:5352. Narration 3:5953. J'ai frappe [J.F. Bourguignon] (1921) 1:5454. Narration 6:4855. C'etait en juin (from: "Les heures claires") [Emile Verhaeren] (1909) 2:0956. Audience 3:15
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