℗ 2015 Hyperion Records Limited
| Released | May 3, 2015 |
| Duration | 1h 14m 28s |
| Record Label | Hyperion |
| Genre | Classical |
L'heure exquise: A French Songbook
Alice Coote
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Les chemins de l'amour, FP 106
Francis Poulenc; Jean Anouilh; Graham Johnson |
3:48 | |||
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Chansons grises
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1.2
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No. 5, L'heure exquise
Reynaldo Hahn; Paul Verlaine; Alice Coote |
2:26 | |||
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12 Rondels
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1.3
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No. 9, Les étoiles
Reynaldo Hahn; Théodore Faullin de Banville; Graham Johnson |
2:50 | |||
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1.4
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Le secret, Op. 23 No. 3
Gabriel Fauré; Armand Silvestre; Graham Johnson |
2:33 | |||
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1.5
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Sérénade, CG 437
Charles Gounod; Victor Hugo; Graham Johnson |
4:26 | |||
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1.6
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Au printemps, CG 331
Charles Gounod; Jules Barbier; Graham Johnson |
1:57 | |||
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1.7
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Toutes les fleurs
Emmanuel Chabrier; Edmond Rostand; Alice Coote |
4:45 | |||
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1.8
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Le temps des lilas
Ernest Chausson; Maurice Bouchor; Alice Coote |
4:11 | |||
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1.9
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Fleur jetée, Op. 39 No. 2
Gabriel Fauré; Armand Silvestre; Alice Coote |
1:39 | |||
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Les nuits d'été, H. 81b
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1.10
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Le spectre de la rose, H. 83b
Hector Berlioz; Théophile Gautier; Graham Johnson |
6:11 | |||
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1.11
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Aimons-nous
Camille Saint-Saëns; Théodore Faullin de Banville; Alice Coote |
4:11 | |||
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1.12
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L'île heureuse
Emmanuel Chabrier; Ephraïm Mikhaël; Graham Johnson |
2:50 | |||
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1.13
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Chère nuit
Alfred Bachelet; Eugène Adénis-Colombeau; Graham Johnson |
4:56 | |||
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1.14
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Soirée en mer
Camille Saint-Saëns; Victor Hugo; Alice Coote |
4:34 | |||
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3 Chansons de France, CD 115
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1.15
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No. 2, La grotte
Claude Debussy; François Tristan L'Hermite; Alice Coote |
2:25 | |||
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Les feuilles blessées
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1.16
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No. 8, Fumée
Reynaldo Hahn; Jean Moréas; Alice Coote |
2:41 | |||
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1.17
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Je te veux
Erik Satie; Henry Pacory; Graham Johnson |
3:54 | |||
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1.18
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La chère blessure
Reynaldo Hahn; Augustine-Malvina Souville Blanchecotte; Alice Coote |
3:20 | |||
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4 Mélodies, Op. 22
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1.19
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II. Novembre
Charles Koechlin; Paul Bourget; Graham Johnson |
3:17 | |||
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Banalités, FP 107
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1.20
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No. 4, Voyage à Paris
Francis Poulenc; Guillaume Apollinaire; Graham Johnson |
0:58 | |||
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1.21
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No. 2, Hôtel
Francis Poulenc; Guillaume Apollinaire; Alice Coote |
1:45 | |||
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1.22
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La grenouillère, FP 96
Francis Poulenc; Guillaume Apollinaire; Alice Coote |
1:50 | |||
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Calligrammes, FP 140
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1.23
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No. 7, Voyage
Francis Poulenc; Guillaume Apollinaire; Alice Coote |
3:01 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"This is a beautifully formed recital shining different lights on a central theme. It is distinguished by Coote’s thorough absorption in the stylistic character of each song, conveying their individual sentiments and sensitivities with her rich, liquid mezzo."
- Gramophone
"Coote demonstrates the sexiest quality any singer can possess: complete attention to the text … pianist Graham Johnson … identifies the difference between moonlight, candlelight and sunlight. As a sequence, it is brilliantly programmed."
- BBC Music Magazine
Alice Coote is the darling of the world’s opera stages and recital halls—to the extent that her solo recordings are rare events. In this much-anticipated French Songbook, Graham Johnson lends his incomparable insight to this most remarkable of talents on an emotional rollercoaster through twenty-three songs of Gallic love in all its guises.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.69 -13.19 to -0.24 | -27.15 -33.55 to -20.93 | -23.06 -29.20 to -17.30 | 13 10 to 16 | |
| 1 | Les chemins de l'amour, FP 106 | -5.35 | -25.76 | -22.0 | 11 |
| 2 | No. 5, L'heure exquise | -13.19 | -32.53 | -27.9 | 10 |
| 3 | No. 9, Les étoiles | -1.76 | -26.38 | -22.6 | 15 |
| 4 | Le secret, Op. 23 No. 3 | -6.74 | -28.20 | -23.5 | 12 |
| 5 | Sérénade, CG 437 | -2.07 | -26.28 | -22.5 | 15 |
| 6 | Au printemps, CG 331 | -0.51 | -24.53 | -20.3 | 13 |
| 7 | Toutes les fleurs | -0.24 | -23.09 | -19.5 | 14 |
| 8 | Le temps des lilas | -0.51 | -24.55 | -19.7 | 14 |
| 9 | Fleur jetée, Op. 39 No. 2 | -1.51 | -20.93 | -17.3 | 11 |
| 10 | Le spectre de la rose, H. 83b | -2.58 | -25.85 | -21.1 | 14 |
| 11 | Aimons-nous | -3.74 | -26.74 | -22.8 | 13 |
| 12 | L'île heureuse | -5.91 | -27.66 | -24.2 | 13 |
| 13 | Chère nuit | -0.51 | -24.05 | -20.1 | 14 |
| 14 | Soirée en mer | -1.32 | -26.25 | -23.0 | 16 |
| 15 | No. 2, La grotte | -10.55 | -33.55 | -29.2 | 12 |
| 16 | No. 8, Fumée | -8.61 | -29.58 | -25.1 | 13 |
| 17 | Je te veux | -0.66 | -24.74 | -21.0 | 15 |
| 18 | La chère blessure | -5.54 | -30.08 | -26.0 | 13 |
| 19 | II. Novembre | -5.37 | -27.96 | -23.3 | 13 |
| 20 | No. 4, Voyage à Paris | -7.41 | -25.13 | -21.7 | 10 |
| 21 | No. 2, Hôtel | -10.33 | -31.71 | -27.8 | 12 |
| 22 | La grenouillère, FP 96 | -9.79 | -31.19 | -27.3 | 12 |
| 23 | No. 7, Voyage | -3.61 | -27.63 | -22.4 | 12 |