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Massenet: Songs with Orchestra, Vol. 2

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Details

Composer
Jules Massenet
Artist
Orchestre de l'Opera Normandie Rouen, Pierre Dumoussaud, Helene Guilmette, Marie-Andree Bouchard-Les
Format
CD
Label
Bru Zane
Released
Feb 06, 2026
Catalog #
BZ2008
UPC
8055776010243

About

If Massenet is best-known as the champion of French opera, his contribution to the genre of the mélodie merits reassessment - as is demonstrated by this programme of exquisitely orchestrated songs, all of which have remained in manuscript form. The Expressions lyriques form the pinnacle of these experiments, blending speech and song. The cycle Chansons des bois d'Amaranthe is also notable for the originality of it's scoring: a quartet of singers in dialogue with an orchestra animated by a voluble piano part.

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 Noël païen (version for voice and orchestra) 03:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    Noël païen (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Julien Henric
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  2. 2 Larmes maternelles (version for voice and orchestra) 05:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Larmes maternelles (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Thomas Dolié
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  3. 3 Élégie (version for voice and orchestra) 03:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    Élégie (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Hélène Guilmette
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  4. 4 Sainte Thérèse prie (version for voice and orchestra) 03:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sainte Thérèse prie (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  5. 5 Don Cesar de Bazan, Act III: A Seville, belles Senoras, "Sevillana" (arr. for orchestra) 02:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Don Cesar de Bazan, Act III: A Seville, belles Senoras, "Sevillana" (arr. for orchestra)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  6. 6 No. 1. Ô bon printemps 02:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Ô bon printemps
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Hélène Guilmette, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Julien Henric
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  7. 7 No. 2. Oiseau des bois 01:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Oiseau des bois
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Hélène Guilmette, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  8. 8 No. 3. Chères fleurs 01:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Chères fleurs
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Hélène Guilmette, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Julien Henric, Thomas Dolié
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  9. 9 No. 4. Ô ruisseau 02:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 4. Ô ruisseau
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Hélène Guilmette, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Julien Henric
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  10. 10 No. 5. Chantez! 01:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 5. Chantez!
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Hélène Guilmette, Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Julien Henric, Thomas Dolié
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  11. 11 Orphelines (version for voice and orchestra) 02:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    Orphelines (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Thomas Dolié
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  12. 12 Première danse (version for voice and orchestra) 02:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    Première danse (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Julien Henric
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  13. 13 La Rivière (version for voice and orchestra) 05:56
    Track
    13
    Title
    La Rivière (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Hélène Guilmette
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  14. 14 Avril est amoureux (version for voice and orchestra) 02:23
    Track
    14
    Title
    Avril est amoureux (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Thomas Dolié
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  15. 15 Schubert - La mer 03:49
    Track
    15
    Title
    Schubert - La mer
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Bertrand Dubos
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  16. 16 Chanson pour elle (version for voice and orchestra) 02:06
    Track
    16
    Title
    Chanson pour elle (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Julien Henric
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  17. 17 Départ (version for voice and orchestra) 03:15
    Track
    17
    Title
    Départ (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Thomas Dolié
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  18. 18 No. 1. Dialogue 01:31
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 1. Dialogue
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  19. 19 No. 2. Les nuages 02:25
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 2. Les nuages
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  20. 20 No. 4. Battements d'ailes 02:33
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. Battements d'ailes
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  21. 21 No. 7. Nocturne 03:21
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 7. Nocturne
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  22. 22 No. 8. Mélancolie 01:58
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 8. Mélancolie
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  23. 23 Le petit Jésus (version for voice and orchestra) 02:31
    Track
    23
    Title
    Le petit Jésus (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Julien Henric
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud
  24. 24 La nuit (version for voice and orchestra) 03:27
    Track
    24
    Title
    La nuit (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Thomas Dolié
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
    Conductor
    Pierre Dumoussaud