℗ 2015 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
| Released | February 16, 2015 |
| Duration | 1h 02m 49s |
| Record Label | DG |
| Genre | Classical |
The French Collection - Opera Arias By Bizet, Berlioz, Massenet, Gounod, Verdi
Piotr Beczala, Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon, Alain Altinoglu, Diana Damrau
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Werther - Act 3
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1.1
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"Toute mon âme est là! Pourquoi me réveiller"
Jules Massenet; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
3:07 | |||
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Le Cid - Act 3
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1.2
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"Ah! Tout est bien fini! … Ô Souverain, ô juge, ô père"
Jules Massenet; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
5:26 | |||
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La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 - Part 3
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1.3
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"Merci, doux crépuscule!"
Hector Berlioz; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
5:25 | |||
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Béatrice et Bénédict - Act 1
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1.4
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"Ah! Je vais l'aimer"
Hector Berlioz; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
3:02 | |||
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Don Carlos - Act 1
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1.5
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"Fontainebleau! Forêt immense et solitaire! … Je l’ai vue, et dans son sourire"
Giuseppe Verdi; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
4:54 | |||
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La Dame blanche - Act 2
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1.6
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"Maintenant, observons … Viens, gentille dame"
François-Adrien Boiëldieu; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
9:16 | |||
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La Favorite - Act 4
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1.7
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"Ange si pur"
Gaetano Donizetti; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
3:49 | |||
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Roméo et Juliette - Act 2
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1.8
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"L'amour! L'amour! ... Ah! Lève-toi, soleil!"
Charles Gounod; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
4:41 | |||
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Faust - Act 3
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1.9
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"Salut! Demeure chaste et pure"
Charles Gounod; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
5:06 | |||
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Carmen - Act 2
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1.10
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"La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
Georges Bizet; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
4:44 | |||
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Dom Sébastien, Roi de Portugal - Act 2
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1.11
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"Seul sur la terre … Ange céleste"
Gaetano Donizetti; Piotr Beczala; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
5:15 | |||
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Manon - Act 5
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1.12
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"Toi! Vous! Oui, c’est moi … N'est-ce plus ma main"
Jules Massenet; Piotr Beczala; Diana Damrau; Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon; Alain Altinoglu |
8:04 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Award-winning Polish tenor Piotr Beczala devotes his first solo operatic album to repertoire either written by French composers or inspired by Paris, including arias by Bizet, Berlioz, Gounod, Verdi and others. He is accompanied by the Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon under conductor Alain Altinoglu and is joined by German star soprano Diana Damrau on a duet from Massenet's Manon, which closes the album.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – DG Studio Masters
Recording: Lyon, Auditorium Maurice Ravel, 8/2014 Executive Producer: Renaud Loranger Producer: Sid McLauchlan Recording Engineer (Tonmeister): Rainer Maillard Project Manager: Anna-Lena Rodewald Project Coordinators: Malene Hill, Nasim Beizai Language Coach: Véronique Werklé Recorded and mastered by Emil Berliner Studios Booklet Editors: Manuela Amadei, Eva Reisinger Cover Photo © Johannes Ifkovits Artist Photos: © Johannes Ifkovits (Beczala); © Rebecca Fay (Damrau) Background Illustrations: © Fotolia / koya979 (p. 3); © Fotolia / LeitnerR Art Direction: Merle Kersten Design: Klasse 3b
Recording: Lyon, Auditorium Maurice Ravel, 8/2014 Executive Producer: Renaud Loranger Producer: Sid McLauchlan Recording Engineer (Tonmeister): Rainer Maillard Project Manager: Anna-Lena Rodewald Project Coordinators: Malene Hill, Nasim Beizai Language Coach: Véronique Werklé Recorded and mastered by Emil Berliner Studios Booklet Editors: Manuela Amadei, Eva Reisinger Cover Photo © Johannes Ifkovits Artist Photos: © Johannes Ifkovits (Beczala); © Rebecca Fay (Damrau) Background Illustrations: © Fotolia / koya979 (p. 3); © Fotolia / LeitnerR Art Direction: Merle Kersten Design: Klasse 3b
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.88 -5.07 to 0.00 | -23.31 -26.75 to -18.72 | -19.22 -22.10 to -14.70 | 13 11 to 14 | |
| 1 | "Toute mon âme est là! Pourquoi me réveiller" | 0.00 | -20.57 | -16.7 | 13 |
| 2 | "Ah! Tout est bien fini! … Ô Souverain, ô juge, ô père" | 0.00 | -21.98 | -18.2 | 14 |
| 3 | "Merci, doux crépuscule!" | -4.50 | -26.75 | -22.1 | 13 |
| 4 | "Ah! Je vais l'aimer" | -0.33 | -21.93 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 5 | "Fontainebleau! Forêt immense et solitaire! … Je l’ai vue, et dans son sourire" | -5.07 | -25.77 | -21.3 | 13 |
| 6 | "Maintenant, observons … Viens, gentille dame" | -1.34 | -24.53 | -19.8 | 14 |
| 7 | "Ange si pur" | -4.91 | -24.69 | -21.2 | 12 |
| 8 | "L'amour! L'amour! ... Ah! Lève-toi, soleil!" | -0.14 | -22.52 | -18.9 | 14 |
| 9 | "Salut! Demeure chaste et pure" | -3.07 | -24.14 | -20.3 | 13 |
| 10 | "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" | -3.12 | -25.30 | -20.7 | 13 |
| 11 | "Seul sur la terre … Ange céleste" | -0.10 | -22.78 | -18.7 | 14 |
| 12 | "Toi! Vous! Oui, c’est moi … N'est-ce plus ma main" | 0.00 | -18.72 | -14.7 | 11 |