Le Temps des Fleurs [Import]

Track Listings

 
1. Entrez Sans Frapper
2. Toi Mon Amour
3. Si J'Avais des Millions (If I Were a Rich Man) {de la Comedie Musicale}
4. Tout le Monde a Sa Chanson d'Amour
5. Tzigane
6. Tout le Monde Sait (Everybody Knows)
7. Pars
8. Dans la Ville Endormie
9. Petite Maison Bleue (Casa Bianca)
10. Bambola
11. Temps des Fleurs (Those Were the Days)
12. Je M'Endors Dans Les Brus
13. Septième Jour
14. Petit Perroquet
15. Je Me Repose
16. Quelques Larmes de Pluie (Rain and Tears)
17. Manuella (Viva la Quince Brigada)
18. Tire l'Aiguille
19. Anniversaire
20. Sèche Vite Les Larmes
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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Reissue of the Original Album Recorded for Braclay Label.

Le Temps des Fleurs,Dalida,Polygram France,French Pop,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music
Poulenc - Melodies / Ameling · Gedda · W. Parker · Sénéchal · Souzay · Baldwin
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Essential for the chansom junkie. Buy It.
  • Almost completely wonderful
  • Indisputable Gallic flair
  • Idiomatic, fresh, cleanly recorded
  • the best songs ever ruined by uneven performing
Poulenc - Melodies / Ameling · Gedda · W. Parker · Sénéchal · Souzay · Baldwin
Francis Poulenc , Dalton Baldwin , Elly Ameling , Gérard Souzay , Nicolai Gedda , Michel Sénéchal , and William Parker
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000002S31
Release Date: 1992-01-23

Tracks:

  1. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: I - Le Dromadaire
  2. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: II - La Chevre Du Tibet
  3. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: III - La Sauterelle
  4. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: IV - Le Dauphin
  5. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: V - L'ecrevisse
  6. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE: VI - La Carpe
  7. COCARDES: I - Miel De Narbonne
  8. COCARDES: II - Bonne D'enfant
  9. COCARDES: III - Enfant De Troupe
  10. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: I - Attributs
  11. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: II - Le Tombeau
  12. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: III - Ballet
  13. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: IV - Je N'ai Plus Les Os
  14. 5 POEMES DE RONSARD: V - A Son Page
  15. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: I - La Maitresse Volage
  16. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: II - Chanson A Boire
  17. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: III - Madrigal
  18. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: IV - Invocation Aux Parques
  19. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: V - Couplets Bachiques
  20. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: VI - L'offrande
  21. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: VII - La Belle Jeunesse
  22. CHANSONS GAILLARDES: VIII - Serenade
  23. AIRS CHANTES: I - Air Romantique
  24. AIRS CHANTES: II - Air Champetre
  25. AIRS CHANTES: III - Air Grave
  26. AIRS CHANTES: IV - Air Vif
  27. Epitaphe
  28. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE LALANNE: I - Le Present
  29. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE LALANNE: II - Chanson
  30. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE LALANNE: III - Hier
  31. 4 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: I - L'anguille
  32. 4 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: II - Carte Postale
  33. 4 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: III - Avant Le Cinema
  34. 4 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: IV - 1904
  35. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: I - Chanson Bretonne
  36. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: II - Cimetiere
  37. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: III - La Petite Servante
  38. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: IV - Berceuse
  39. 5 POEMES DE MAX JACOB: V - Souric Et Mouric
  40. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: I - La Couronne
  41. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: II - Le Depart
  42. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: III - Les Gars Polonais
  43. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: IV - Le Dernier Mazour
  44. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: V - L'adieu
  45. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: VI - Le Drapeau Blanc
  46. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: VII - La Vistule
  47. 8 CHANSONS POLONAISES: VIII - Le Lac

Tracks:

  1. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: I - Peut - Il Se Reposer?
  2. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: II - Il La Prend Dans Ses Bras
  3. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: III - Plume D'eau Claire
  4. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: IV - Rodeuse Au Front De Verre
  5. 5 POEMES DE PAUL ELUARD: V - Amoureuses
  6. A Sa Guitare
  7. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: I - Bonne Journee
  8. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: II - Une Ruine Coquille Vide
  9. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: III - Le Front Comme Un Drapeau Perdu
  10. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: IV - Une Roulotte Couverte En Tuiles
  11. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: V - A Toutes Brides
  12. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: VI - Une Herbe Pauvre
  13. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: VII - Je N'ai Envie Que De T'aimer
  14. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: VIII - Figure De Force Brulante Et Farouche
  15. TEL JOUR, TELLE NUIT: IX - Nous Avons Fait La Nuit
  16. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE DE VILMORIN: I - Le Garcon De Liege
  17. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE DE VILMORIN: II - Au-Dela
  18. 3 POEMES DE LOUISE DE VILMORIN: III - Aux Officiers De La Garde Blanche
  19. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: I - Dans Le Jardin D'anna
  20. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: II - Allons Plus Vite
  21. MIROIRS BRULANTS: I - Tu Vois Le Feu Du Soir
  22. MIROIRS BRULANTS: II - Je Nommerai Ton Front
  23. Le Portrait
  24. La Grenouillere
  25. Priez Pour Paix
  26. Ce Doux Petit Visage
  27. Bleuet
  28. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: I - La Dame D'andre
  29. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: II - Dans L'herbe
  30. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: III - Il Vole
  31. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: IV - Mon Cadavre Est Doux Comme Un Gant
  32. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: V - Violon
  33. FIANCAILLES POUR RIRE: VI - Fleurs

Tracks:

  1. BANALITES: I - Chanson D'orkenise
  2. BANALITES: II - Hotel
  3. BANALITES: III - Fagnes De Wallonie
  4. BANALITES: IV - Voyage A Paris
  5. BANALITES: V - Sanglots
  6. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: I - Chanson Du Clair Tamis
  7. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: II - Les Gars Qui Vont A La Fete
  8. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: III - C'est Le Joli Printemps
  9. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: IV - Le Mendiant
  10. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: V - Chanson De La Fille Frivole
  11. CHANSONS VILLAGEOISES: VI - Le Retour Du Sergent
  12. METAMORPHOSES: I - Reine Des Mouettes
  13. METAMORPHOSES: II - C'est Ainsi Que Tu Es
  14. METAMORPHOSES: III - Paganini
  15. 2 POEMES DE LOUIS ARAGON: I - C
  16. 2 POEMES DE LOUIS ARAGON: II - Fetes Galantes
  17. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: I - Montparnasse
  18. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: II - Hyde Park
  19. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: I - Le Pont
  20. 2 POEMES DE GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE: II - Un Poeme
  21. Paul Et Virginie
  22. Mais Mourir
  23. Hymne
  24. 3 CHANSONS DE FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: I - L'enfant Muet
  25. 3 CHANSONS DE FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: II - Adelina A La Promenade
  26. 3 CHANSONS DE FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: III - Chanson A L'oranger Sec
  27. Le Disparu
  28. Main Dominee Par Le Coeur
  29. CALLIGRAMMES: I - L'espionne
  30. CALLIGRAMMES: II - Mutation
  31. CALLIGRAMMES: III - Vers Le Sud
  32. CALLIGRAMMES: IV - Il Pleut
  33. CALLIGRAMMES: V - La Grace Exilee
  34. CALLIGRAMMES: VI - Aussi Bien Que Les Cigales
  35. CALLIGRAMMES: VII - Voyage

Tracks:

  1. Mazurka
  2. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: I - Rayon Des Yeux...
  3. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: II - Le Matin Les Branches Attisent...
  4. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: III - Tout Disparut...
  5. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: IV - Dans Les Tenebres Du Jardin...
  6. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: V - Unis La Fraicheur Et Le Feu...
  7. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: VI - Homme Au Sourire Tendre...
  8. LA FRAICHEUR ET LE FEU: VII - La Grande Riviere Qui VA...
  9. PARISIANA: Le Joueur De Bugle
  10. PARISIANA: Vous N'ecrivez Plus?
  11. Rosemonde
  12. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: I - Pablo Picasso
  13. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: II - Marc Chagall
  14. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: III - Georges Braque
  15. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: IV - Juan Gris
  16. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: V - Paul Klee
  17. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: VI - Joan Miro
  18. LE TRAVAIL DU PEINTRE: VII - Jacques Villon
  19. La Souris
  20. Nuage
  21. Dernier Poeme
  22. Une Chanson De Porcelaine
  23. LA COURTE PAILLE: I - Le Sommeil
  24. LA COURTE PAILLE: II - Quelle Aventure!
  25. LA COURTE PAILLE: III - La Reine De Coeur
  26. LA COURTE PAILLE: IV - Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Bu
  27. LA COURTE PAILLE: V - Les Anges Musiciens
  28. LA COURTE PAILLE: VI - Le Carafon
  29. LA COURTE PAILLE: VII - Lune D'avril
  30. Toreador
  31. 4 CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: I - La Tragique Histoire Du Petit Rene
  32. 4 CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: II - Nous Voulons Une Petite Soeur
  33. 4 CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: III - Le Petit Garcon Trop Bien Portant
  34. 4 CHANSONS POUR ENFANTS: IV - Monsieur Sans-Souci
  35. Fancy
  36. Colloque

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Essential for the chansom junkie. Buy It........2006-10-25

'Poulenc Melodies' performed by a really impressive lineup of vocal talent including Elly Ameling and Nicolai Gedda is exactly the kind of recording you need if you are compulsive about having 'complete' collections of things. This shows a range of composition which smaller releases such as single CD 'Voyage a Paris' (Hyperion, with Felicity Lott and Graham Johnson)can give us. For starters, many of these chansom showed a lot more evidence of more modern stylings and a far greater range of interpretation. In fact, I even had to check the lyrics in the included booklet to verify that on some songs, the performers were singing in French. Even though I have a smattering of knowledge of French, I would have sworn that the singers were performing songs in Russian.

I am happy that all four discs run for more than 60 minutes. No cheap short changing here. If you don't want to spring for the large set, the Hyperion release is great, but this is worth every penny.

4 out of 5 stars Almost completely wonderful.......2005-04-29

Its very considerable advantage lies in its completeness. Poulenc was one of the very greatest songwriters of any era. If you have no Poulenc songs in your collection, start here. The recommendation of Kruysen is a fine one, but only after you have heard this as a basis of comparison. Of Ameling, Senechal, Souzay, Gedda, and Parker, the only disappointment is Parker, who - I'll just say it - sings with his usual bleat. Souzay is a shade past it in vocal quality, but he still understands these songs as well as anybody, with great declamation (and that, after all, is what most of French singing is about). The dryness of the voice is nowhere close to disastrous, as it might have been in Italian opera. Indeed, it lends an air of life lived, without excuses. Gedda is okay. The standouts are Souzay, Ameling, and Senechal. Baldwin accompanies superbly.

5 out of 5 stars Indisputable Gallic flair.......2004-06-06

These performances are piquant and stylistically right on target. Even if Souzay is past his best here, he brings a lifetime of experience to bear and the other performers are wonderful. Ignore the curmudgeon who blasted this set. You will enjoy this tremendously if you love Poulenc.

4 out of 5 stars Idiomatic, fresh, cleanly recorded.......2001-05-12

This is a fine set. Dalton Baldwin accompanies each singer with clarity and zest. And who can resist the affectionate singing of the likes of Nicolai Gedda and Elly Ameling? The "melodies" themselves are magnificent--among Poulenc's finest creations. Whether you have other performances of these works or not, I think you'd be pleased with this beautifully recorded set. Certainly the 70's-vintage performances are more individual in profile, more "romantic," if you will, than those conjured by most of the "anonymous" singers of our own age. Recommended with enthusiasm.

2 out of 5 stars the best songs ever ruined by uneven performing.......2001-05-05

This is a warning for all Poulenc fans NOT to take the bargain route and purchase this immense collection -- you might think you're getting a great deal but: the singing and pianism is substandard and doesn't do the music justice (remotely). Songs like Bonne Journe'e or Ho^tel are all but ruined... Here's what to buy: Bernard Kruysen's CD of selected Poulenc masterpieces (favoring the Elouard settings)... nobody will ever come close to Kruysen in interpreting Poulenc. Avoid THIS CD. They still get 2 stars for (1) being encyclical and (2) delivering clear and even sound quality.
Janequin: Le Chant des Oyseaulx
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Bizarre and intriguing music
Janequin: Le Chant des Oyseaulx

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000027NTN
Release Date: 1992-12-09

Tracks:

  1. Le Chant Des Oyseulx
  2. Toutes Les Nuictz
  3. J'atens Le Temps
  4. Il Estoit Une Fillette
  5. Las On Peult Juger: 1. Chanson De Janequin/2. Transcription Pour Luth...
  6. Ung Jour Colin
  7. O Doulx Regard, O Parler
  8. Le Chant De L'alouette
  9. Quand Contremont Verras
  10. Hellas Mon Dieu Ton Ire
  11. Ma Peine N'est Pas Grande
  12. O Mal D'aymer
  13. Herbes Et Fleurs
  14. L'aveugle Dieu (A. De Rippe D'apres Janequin)
  15. A Ce Joly Moys De May
  16. Assouvy Suis
  17. Quelqu'un Me Disoit L'aultre Jour
  18. M'y Levay Ung Matin
  19. M'y Amye A Eu De Dieu
  20. Le Chant Du Rossignol

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Bizarre and intriguing music.......2003-12-10

The works of Clement Janequin are somewhat neglected, despite there being an ensemble dedicated to him (the Janequin Ensemble perform on this album). This is unfortunate, because Janequin was one of the strangest and most interesting composers of pre-Baroque music. Some of his songs--particularly the title track--are full of bizarre vocal effects which add both impressive virtuosity and humor to his compositions. This is a good selection of music performed by a good ensemble, although the whiny, nasal voice of countertenor Dominique Visse is ever-present.
Songs By Charles Gounod
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Some lovely work, although not idiomatic French and with very English approach
  • If one track is worth US$50. . .
  • Gounod needs style, charm
Songs By Charles Gounod

Manufacturer: Hyperion
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ASIN: B000002ZWA
Release Date: 1993-12-28

Tracks:

  1. Ou voulez-vouz aller?
  2. Le soir
  3. Venise
  4. Ave Maria
  5. Serenade
  6. Chanson de printemps
  7. Au rossignol
  8. Ce que je suis sans toi
  9. Envoi de fleurs
  10. La paquerette
  11. Bolero
  12. Mignon
  13. Reverie
  14. Ma Beel amie est morte
  15. Loin du pays
  16. Clos ta paupiere
  17. Priere
  18. L'absent
  19. Le temps des roses

Tracks:

  1. Biondina: Prologo: Da qualche tempo
  2. Biondina: Biondina bella
  3. Biondina: Sotto un cappello rosa
  4. Biondina: Le labbra ella compose
  5. Biondina: E stati alquanto
  6. Biondina: Ho messo nuove corde
  7. Biondina: Se come io son poeta
  8. Biondina: Siam iti l'altro giorno
  9. Biondina: E le campane hanno suonato
  10. Biondina: Ell'e malata
  11. Biondina: ler fu mandata
  12. Biondina: L'ho accompagnato
  13. The Worker
  14. A Lay Of The Early Spring
  15. My True Love Hath My Heart
  16. Oh Happy Home! Oh Blessed Flower!
  17. The Fountain Mingles With The River
  18. Maid Of Athens
  19. Beware!
  20. The Arrow And The Song
  21. Ilala (Stances a la memoire de D Livingstone)
  22. If Thou Art Sleeping, Maiden

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Some lovely work, although not idiomatic French and with very English approach.......2007-06-01

One of the reviewers below truly does not like this collection. I can understand and do agree with some of his criticisms, but not with all.

Ann Murray is mostly in truly beautiful voice, especially on the first disc. No one would suggest her French is perfect (and it's not - it is very English), but her feeling (mostly) for the songs is often charming, and I enjoyed in particular her singing of "La pâquerette" and "Boléro", which moved in very sprightly fashion.

Anthony Rolfe Johnson's voice is inexplicably referred to by a reviewer below as a "dry little voice" and "completely lacking in charm or aural appeal". This is demonstrably not true - listen to the soundclips above, and you will hear a beautiful tenor voice in the classic modern English style. Anthony Rolfe Johnson has a sensitive approach, which admittedly does not always serve the music as well as it could, particularly where darker emotion is required or deeper passions could be shown - but goodness! The voice itself is delicious! Anything for which the requirement is a gorgeous sound and a feeling of tenderness is exactly what he does best.

(I must agree that his Italian is not good - it's very very British and makes scarcely an attempt at an Italian accent.)

Felicity Lott is my least favourite singer on this set. I particularly didn't like her first two offerings here - and I don't believe Ms Lott ever "gets" the style. Her French IS indeed heavily accented (school French is correct) - she liaises where she should, she follows the rules, but the flavour is always roast beef instead of crêpes Suzette. However, her voice is not ugly, and she certainly knows what she is singing. It's just that none of that knowledge really percolates into anything approaching the French style and an interpretation that reaches the listener. To understand what I mean, compare her version of "Mignon" with that sung by Sophie Marin-Dego on the CD "Vivent les vacances" - what a difference! (That album, by the way, is one I very highly recommend.)

The first CD of this set comprises only some of Gounod's French songs (sung by the two women), and the second CD consists entirely of the Biondina cycle (sung in Italian) and Gounod's "English" songs (sung in English). As Anthony Rolfe Johnson doesn't even sing any songs in French in this set, it's rather unfair to make any assumptions about his French. I thought the Biondina often sounded ravishing, and if I was left wishing for more urgency and variation in some of the songs in this cycle, that and the very English accent remain my sole caveats.

It was the English songs on this set that made me most uncomfortable. All three singers essay these songs in the rather bombastic style that has hamstrung English ballad singers throughout the last century. The "r"s are rolled (overly so); the approach is often coy and school-ma'am-ish; the timbres seem to slip into Savoy Opera G&S style... and in my opinion does not serve the music as well as would a more straightforward and elegant approach. It doesn't help that the lyrics are mostly pretty dreadful...! Why, oh why didn't Gounod use some better quality poetry?

Overall, it's undeniable that this is not a representation of French songs sung with impeccable French style. That's true. But the singing itself is often lovely, and certainly Graham Johnson's playing is beautiful - I do agree that the playing was sometimes stodgier than I felt it should be, but this reflects the tempi chosen by the singers.

In all, in spite of the stylistic lack and the English pronunciation of the French, this remains an often beautifully sung set, containing otherwise unavailable recordings of comparatively rare songs in the discography. (Why is Gounod so infrequently recorded? It is strange.) And for those reasons, this is a set worth having.

I would actually give this 3 and a half stars, but I do think 3 stars is a little unfair... so 4 stars let it be.

3 out of 5 stars If one track is worth US$50. . ........2005-01-18

If one track is worth fifty bucks then you should definitely buy it. I am referring to the "Song of Spring" surely one of the few happy melodies out of Gounod and regrettably out of print in its master recording (E. Ameling, D. Baldwin, Soiree Francaise, 1985). Song of Spring pops up often in many critical studies: see, e.g., Camera Lucida, by R. Barthes who referred to it in his "wintergarten" passage. To this day, it still invites reflection. The passage of flats and diminished sevenths throughout the otherwise joyful song could only be interpolated by a composer and harmonist who, like J. Strauss, had lived life and the song still deserves, as the above critic suggests, to be sung by a younger woman speckled with the odor of chrysanthemums.

2 out of 5 stars Gounod needs style, charm.......2004-12-05

Anybody who has heard one of the better Gounod songs sung by the likes of Reynaldo Hahn, Ninon Vallin, Charles Panzéra, Pierre Bernac or Gérard Souzay will know how extremely lovely and hard to sing they are!

They require a full technique-what Gérard Souzay has called "French bel canto"-to do justice to their delicate and elaborate melodies; a perfect sense of STYLE constructed on an idiomatic command of ennunciation; an elegant musicianship; last, but emphatically not least, they require CHARM, an elusive feeling impossible to coach.

Study a few of those older interpreters, and you will understand immediately, in a few measures, why some people-among them Maurice Ravel-thought Charles-Marie Gounod the father of French art song.

It is nice to have this collection by three respected British singers in superb, though somewhat overresonant, digital sound. They are musical, somewhat slack perfomances in high-school French. They totally lack any sense of what the music is about, however, or any of the sensuous elegance the music requires. The worst offender is the tenor, whose dry little voice-what is known in the operatic world as a tenorino comprimario-is completely lacking in charm or aural appeal. His Italian, in the Biondina cycle, is awful.

The women are a bit better, but sound none-too-young.

The pianist, who is the brain behind this whole series of Hyperion song recordings, is a good player with an ear for the lovely phrase, but tends to take everything far too slowly: the nascent love of the singer for the lovely Biondina, and his funereal lamentations for her demise, towards the end of the cycle, sound exactly alike! That is certainly NOT Gounod's fault.

Listen to Reynaldo Hahn's one recoding from this cycle, and you will understand immediately why this collection will really not do.
Berlioz: The Complete Operas
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    Berlioz: The Complete Operas

    Manufacturer: Philips
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    Bainbridge, ElisabethBainbridge, Elisabeth | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Berlioz, HectorBerlioz, Hector | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000025VM7
    Release Date: 2002-03-11

    Tracks:

    1. Overtura
    2. Scena1a
    3. Scena1b
    4. Scena2a
    5. Scena2b
    6. Scena3a
    7. Scena3b
    8. Scena3c
    9. Scena4a
    10. Scena4bscena5
    11. Scena6
    12. Scena7a
    13. Scena7b
    14. Scena8a
    15. Scena8b
    16. Scena8c9y10a
    17. Scena10by11
    18. Scena12a
    19. Scena12b
    20. Scena13finale_a
    21. Scena13finale_b
    22. Scena13finale_c
    23. Scena13finale_d
    24. Scena13finale_e
    25. Scena13finale_f
    26. Tableau_bild3_a
    27. Tableau_bild3_b
    28. Tableau_bild3_c
    29. Tableau_bild3_d
    30. Tableau_bild3_e
    31. Tableau_bild3_f
    32. Tableau_bild3_g
    33. Tableau_bild3_h
    34. Tableau_bild3_i
    35. Finale_a
    36. Finale_b
    37. Tableau_bild4_a
    38. Tableau_bild4_b
    39. Tableau_bild4_c
    40. Tableau_bild4_d
    41. Tableau_bild4_e
    42. Tableau_bild4_f
    43. Tableau_bild4_g
    44. Tableau_bild4_h
    45. Finale
    46. Overtura
    47. Actoprimero_a
    48. Actoprimero_b
    49. Actoprimero_c
    50. Actoprimero_d
    51. Actoprimero_e
    52. Actoprimero_f
    53. Actoprimero_g
    54. Actoprimero_h
    55. Actoprimero_i
    56. Actoprimero_j
    57. Actoprimero_k
    58. Actoprimero_l
    59. Actoprimero_m
    60. Entreacto
    61. Acto_segundo_a
    62. Acto_segundo_b
    63. Acto_segundo_c
    64. Acto_segundo_d
    65. Acto_segundo_e
    66. Acto_segundo_f
    67. Acto_segundo_g
    68. Acto_segundo_h
    69. Acto_segundo_i
    70. Acto_segundo_j
    71. Acto_segundo_k
    72. Ha! Ha! Apr Dix Ans
    73. Les Grecs Ont Disparu...Malheureux Roi!...Chore...C'est Lui!
    74. Reviens Toi, Vierge Ador!...Pauvre e ar!...Si Tu M'aimes, Va -T'en...Mais Le Ciel Et La T
    75. Dieux Protecteurs De La Ville ernelle
    76. Combat De Ceste - Pas De Lutteurs
    77. Andromaque Et Son Fils!
    78. Du Peuple Et Des Soldats
    79. Chiment Effroyable!
    80. Que La Dsse Nous Prote...A Cet Object SacrFormez Corte, Enfant S
    81. Non, Je Ne Verrai Pas La Dlorable Fe
    82. De Mes Sens erdus...
    83. Introduction Orchestrale...O Lumie De Troie!...Ah!...Fuis, Fils De V us
    84. Quelle Espance Encor Est Permise...Le Salut Des Vaincus Est De N'enp Lus Attendre
    85. Ah! Puissante Cybe
    86. Tous Ne Piront Pas...O Digne Soeur D'hector
    87. Complices De Sa Gloire...Le Tror! Le Tror!
    88. De Carthage Les Cieux
    89. Gloire Didon
    90. Nous Avons Vu Finir Sept Ans Peine...Chers Tyriens
    91. Entr Des Constructeurs
    92. Entr Des Matelots
    93. Entr Des Laboureurs
    94. Peuple! Tous Les Hinneurs...Gloire Didon
    95. Les Chants Joyeux...Sa Voix Fait Nare Dans Mon Sein
    96. Echapp Grand Peine...Errante Sur Les Mers.
    97. J'rouve Une Soudaine Et Vive Impatience
    98. Auguste Reine, Un Peuple Errant Et Malheureux
    99. J'ose Peine Annoncer La Terrible Nouvelle!...Annonce Nos Troyensl 'Entreprise Nouvelle...Des Ar
    100. Chasse Royale Et Orage - Pantomime
    101. Dites, Narbal, Qui Cause Vos Alarmes-
    102. De Quels Revers Menaces-Tu Carthage...Vaine Terreur
    103. Marche Pour L'entr De La Reine
    104. Pas Des Alms
    105. Danse Des Esclaves
    106. Pas D'esclaves Nubiennes
    107. Assez, Ma Soeur...O Blonde C
    108. Pardonne, Iopas...O Pudeur! Tous Conspire
    109. Mais Bannissons Ces Tristes Souvenirs...Tout N'est Que Paix Et Charme
    110. Nuit D'ivresse Et D'extase Infinie!
    111. Vallon Sonore
    112. Prarez Tout, Il Faut Partir Enfin...Chaque Jour Voit Grandir La ColRe Des Dieux
    113. Par Bacchus! Ils Sont Fous Avec Leur Italie!...
    114. Inutiles Regrets!...Ah! Quand Viendra L'instant Des Supres Adieux
    115. En!...
    116. Debout, Troyens, eillez-Vous, Alerte!...Alerte!...Entendez-Vouz, Ami S, La Voix D'en-
    117. Errante Sur Tes Pas...Italie!
    118. Va, Ma Soeur, L'implorer
    119. En Mer, Voyez! Six Vaisseaux!...Dieux Immortels! Il Part!...
    120. Ah! Ah! Je Vais Mourir...
    121. Adieu, Fie Cit
    122. Dieux De L'oubli, Dieux Du Tare...S'il Faut Enfin Qu'en Aborde En Italie
    123. Pluton...Semble M're Procipe...
    124. Ah! Au Secours! Au Secours! La Reine S'est Frapp...Rome...Rome...Im Mortelle!...Haine ernelle
    Janequin: Elegiac & Picturesque Songs
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Janequin: Elegiac & Picturesque Songs

      Manufacturer: Analekta
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ChansonsChansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      ClassicalClassical | Imports | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B0001WPQMO
      Release Date: 2007-04-03

      Tracks:

      1. Le Chant Des Oyseaulx
      2. Bel Aubepin Verdissant
      3. La Chasse: Gentilz Veneurs
      4. Rions, Chantons, Passons Temps
      5. Ce Moys De May
      6. Herbes Et Fleurs
      7. Ce N'est Pas Moy
      8. Nature Ornant La Dame
      9. La Guerre
      10. Il S'en Va Tard
      11. Puisque Mon Cueur
      12. Pourquoy Tournez Vous Vos Yeux
      13. Ce Faux Amour
      14. Doulens Regretz, Ennuys, Souspirs
      15. Les Cris De Paris
      Le Temps des Fleurs
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        Le Temps des Fleurs
        Dalida
        Manufacturer: Polygram France
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
        French PopFrench Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
        InternationalInternational | Imports | Stores | Music
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        Release Date: 1998-01-15

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        Oiseau Bleu
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Superb rendition of neglected French Songs
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        Manufacturer: New Albion Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by GounodAll Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by MassenetAll Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000000R42
        Release Date: 1995-10-17

        Tracks:

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        4. C'est l'amour!
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        15. Chansons pour les oiseaux: Le petit serin en cage
        16. Trois poemes desenchantes: I. Guitare
        17. Trois poemes desenchantes: II. 'Tu passais...'
        18. Trois poemes desenchantes: III. 'Si ton esprit...'
        19. Les deux pigeons
        20. Le soir
        21. Le temps des roses
        22. L'absent
        23. Viens! Les gazons sont verts!
        24. Trois chants de la jungle: I. Chil le vautour
        25. Trois chants de la jungle: II. Maktah
        26. Trois chants de la jungle: III. Themmangu

        Customer Reviews:

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        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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        Manufacturer: Hyperion
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by ChabrierAll Works by Chabrier | Chabrier, Alexis Emanuel | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Chausson, ErnestChausson, Ernest | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by Robert SchumannAll Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by WolfAll Works by Wolf | Wolf, Hugo | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        ClassicalClassical | Imports | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B000002ZZ8
        Release Date: 1997-06-10

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        22. The Rose Family
        23. One Perfect Rose
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        25. Cabbages, Cabeans And Carrots

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          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
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