Maurice Ravel, Erik Satie, Ludwig van Beethoven, New York Philharmonic, Thomas Schippers, Régine Crespin, Philippe Entremont
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Artist: Maurice Ravel, Erik Satie, Ludwig van Beethoven, New York Philharmonic, Thomas Schippers, Régine Crespin, Philippe Entremont

Binding: Audio CD

EAN: 0074646057728

Label: Sony

Manufacturer: Sony

Number of Discs: 1

Product Group: Music

Publisher: Sony

Release Date: 1998-09-22

Studio: Sony

Title: Régine Crespin - Songs of Ravel & Satie, Beethoven "Ah! Perfido", Concert Arias

UPC: 074646057728

Product Description: The now-retired Régine Crespin is easily the greatest soprano voice to come out of France since World War II, notable not just for its body and luster but for such an effortless sense of line that you're never aware of the individual notes, only the overall musical idea they're meant to create. This was recorded a bit late in her career and some wobble is apparent. But her characterization of the words--so important in Ravel's precise animal portraits in Histoires Naturelles--is peerless. Too bad that the Satie songs--in terms of quality--veer between serious endeavors and cabaret toss-offs. The disc is filled out by Crespin's performance of Beethoven's concert aria Ah! Perfido, which illustrates why she was a formidable Tosca in her day. --David Patrick Stearns