| Description |
1 sound disc (52 min.) : b 33 1/3 rpm, stereo., digital processed ; 12 in. |
| Note |
The 1st work an unfinished opera in 1 act; the 2nd, for harp and string orchestra; the 3rd, for orchestra. |
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The 1st work sung in French; libretto by the composer. |
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Title from container. Title on spine: Works based on Poe. Title of 1st work on container: The fall of the house of Usher. |
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Biographical and program notes by Harry Halbreich in English translation by Elisabeth Buzzard, and texts in English and French (4 p. ; 31 cm.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
La chute de la maison Usher / Debussy ; text after Poe ; rev. & orch. Juan Allende Blin (22:54) -- Conte fantastique : after Poe's "The masque of the red death" / André Caplet (16:57) -- Étude pour "Le palais hanté" : after Poe's "The haunted palace" / Florent Schmitt (12:01) |
| Performer |
Christine Barbaux, soprano ; François Le Roux, Jean-Philippe Lafont, baritones ; Pierre-Yves Le Maigat, bass-baritone (1st work) ; Frédérique Cambreling, harp (2nd work) ; Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra ; Georges Prêtre, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded in Monaco. |
| Subject |
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Musical settings.
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Operas.
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Harp with string orchestra.
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Orchestral music.
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| Added Author |
Barbaux, Christine. Performer.
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Le Roux, François. Performer.
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Lafont, Jean-Philippe. Performer.
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Le Maigat, Pierre-Yves. Performer.
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Cambreling, Frédíque. Performer.
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Prêtre, Georges. Performer.
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Allende-Blin, Juan, 1928-
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Chute de la maison Usher.
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Caplet, André, 1878-1925.
Conte fantastique.
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Schmitt, Florent, 1870-1958.
Palais hanté.
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Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. Performer.
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| Added Title |
3 twentieth-century works based on Edgar Allan Poe.
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Works based on Poe.
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Fall of the house of Usher.
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Chute de la maison Usher.
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Conte fantastique.
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Étude pour "Le palais hanté"
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Palais hanté.
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| Standard No. |
7777381681 |
| Music No. |
DS 38168 Angel |
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