The Very Best of Jessye Norman

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Album Summary

Performers

• Renaud Fontanarosa (Cello)
• Michel Debost (Flute)
• Nicole Carreras (Soprano)
• Charles Burles (Tenor)
• Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Soprano)
• Jean-Philippe LaFont (Baritone)
• Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone)
• John Aler (Tenor)
• Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Irwin Gage (Piano)
• Neil Shicoff (Tenor)
• Dale Duesing (Baritone)
• Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
• Dalton Baldwin (Piano)

Conductors

• Cambreling, Sylvain
• Muti, Riccardo
• Plasson, Michel
• Tennstedt, Klaus

Ensembles

• Ambrosian Opera Chorus
• Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Philadelphia Orchestra
• Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

Composers

• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
• Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
• Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
• Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

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Works Details

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act II. Dich, teure Halle

• Performer: Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1843-1865

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Act III. Allmächt'ge Jungfrau, hör mein Flehen

• Performer: Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1843-1865

Wagner, Richard : The Flying Dutchman :: Act II. Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff

• Performer: Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
• Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus
• Notes: Composition written: 1841.
• Running Time: 8 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1841

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde :: Act III. Mild und leise

• Performer: Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1857-1859

Wagner, Richard : Wesendonck Lieder

• Performers: Irwin Gage (Piano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Running Time: 19 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1857-1858

Schubert, Franz : Dem Unendlichen, D 291

• Performers: Irwin Gage (Piano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 09/15/1815

Schubert, Franz : Der Winterabend, D 938

• Performers: Irwin Gage (Piano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 01/1828.
• Running Time: 8 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 01/1828

Schubert, Franz : Auflösung, D 807

• Performers: Irwin Gage (Piano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1824

Brahms, Johannes : German Requiem, Op. 45 :: Ihr hab

• Performer: Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1857-1868

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act IV. Barcarolle

• Performers: Neil Shicoff (Tenor); Dale Duesing (Baritone); Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
• Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act IV. Venus dit à Fortune

• Performers: Neil Shicoff (Tenor); Dale Duesing (Baritone); Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
• Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act IV. Qui connait donc la souffrance...O Dieu, de quelle i

• Performers: Neil Shicoff (Tenor); Dale Duesing (Baritone); Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
• Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Act IV. Jusque-là cependant affermis mon courage...Aujourd'h

• Performers: Neil Shicoff (Tenor); Dale Duesing (Baritone); Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling
• Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Berlioz, Hector : Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

• Performer: Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 09/1839

Ravel, Maurice : Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano

• Performers: Dalton Baldwin (Piano); Renaud Fontanarosa (Cello); Michel Debost (Flute); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1925-26.
• Running Time: 13 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1925-1926

Ravel, Maurice : Chanson du rouet, song for voice & piano

• Performers: Dalton Baldwin (Piano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1898

Ravel, Maurice : Si morne!, song for voice & piano

• Performers: Dalton Baldwin (Piano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1898

Poulenc, Francis : Tu vois le feu du soir, song for voice & piano (Miroirs brûlants), FP 98/1

• Performers: Irwin Gage (Piano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1938

Poulenc, Francis : La fraîcheur et le feu, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 147

• Performers: Irwin Gage (Piano); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1950

Offenbach, Jacques : La belle Hélène :: Act 1. Amours divins!

• Performers: Nicole Carreras (Soprano); Charles Burles (Tenor); Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Soprano); Jean-Philippe LaFont (Baritone); Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone); John Aler (Tenor); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Michel Plasson
• Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1864.
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1864

Offenbach, Jacques : La belle Hélène :: Act 2. On me nomme Hélène la blonde

• Performers: Nicole Carreras (Soprano); Charles Burles (Tenor); Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Soprano); Jean-Philippe LaFont (Baritone); Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone); John Aler (Tenor); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Michel Plasson
• Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1864.
• Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1864

Offenbach, Jacques : La belle Hélène :: Act 3. Là vrai, je ne suis pas coupable

• Performers: Nicole Carreras (Soprano); Charles Burles (Tenor); Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Soprano); Jean-Philippe LaFont (Baritone); Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone); John Aler (Tenor); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Michel Plasson
• Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1864.
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1864

Offenbach, Jacques : La belle Hélène :: Act 3. Elle vient! C'est elle

• Performers: Nicole Carreras (Soprano); Charles Burles (Tenor); Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Soprano); Jean-Philippe LaFont (Baritone); Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone); John Aler (Tenor); Jessye Norman (Soprano)
• Conductor: Michel Plasson
• Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1864.
• Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1864