℗ 2020 7 Mountain Records
| Released | November 27, 2020 |
| Duration | 1h 08m 06s |
| Record Label | 7 Mountain Records |
| Catalogue No. | 7MNTN024DIG |
| Genre | Classical (Lied) |
Regards sur l'Infini
Katharine Dain, Sam Armstrong
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Quatre Instants
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1.1
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III. Parfum de l'instant
Kaija Saariaho; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
4:07 | |||
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1.2
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Chanson de la déportée
Henri Dutilleux; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
3:01 | |||
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Proses lyriques, L. 84
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1.3
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I. De rêve
Claude Debussy; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
6:19 | |||
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1.4
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II. De grève
Claude Debussy; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
3:31 | |||
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L'âme en bourgeon
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1.5
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VIII. Ai-je tu t'appeler de l'ombre
Claire Delbos; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
3:12 | |||
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Poèmes pour Mi
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1.6
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I. Action de grâces
Olivier Messiaen; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
7:10 | |||
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1.7
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II. Paysage
Olivier Messiaen; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
2:06 | |||
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1.8
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III. La maison
Olivier Messiaen; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
1:47 | |||
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1.9
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IV. Épouvante
Olivier Messiaen; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
2:56 | |||
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1.10
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V. L'épouse
Olivier Messiaen; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
2:44 | |||
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1.11
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VI. Ta voix
Olivier Messiaen; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
3:02 | |||
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1.12
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VII. Les deux guerriers
Olivier Messiaen; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
1:39 | |||
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1.13
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VIII. Le collier
Olivier Messiaen; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
3:47 | |||
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1.14
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IX. Prière exaucée
Olivier Messiaen; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
2:52 | |||
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L'âme en bourgeon
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1.15
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I. Dors
Claire Delbos; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
1:55 | |||
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Proses lyriques, L. 84
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1.16
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III. De fleurs
Claude Debussy; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
5:34 | |||
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1.17
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IV. De soir
Claude Debussy; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
4:10 | |||
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Quatre mélodies
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1.18
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III. Regards sur l'Infini
Henri Dutilleux; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
3:46 | |||
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1.19
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Il pleut
Kaija Saariaho; Anonymous; Katharine Dain; Sam Armstrong |
4:28 | |||
At the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown in mid-March 2020, soprano Katharine Dain and pianist Sam Armstrong, longtime friends and collaborators, decided to quarantine together. The period of lockdown lasted much longer than anyone anticipated, and the enforced months of isolation at home allowed for unusually deep and slow exploration of repertoire for voice and piano. Eventually this work led to the development of a song program centred on a theme—human restlessness in the face of intense experience—that is highly relevant to the troubled circumstances of the world in the grip of a pandemic.
The centrepiece of the album is Messiaen's extraordinary "Poèmes pour Mi", composed in the early years of his marriage to Claire Delbos. The album also includes Debussy's complete "Proses lyriques" as well as barely-performed but mesmerizing songs by Delbos (also a composer), Henri Dutilleux and Kaija Saariaho. All the songs on the album are deeply personal responses to text and to moments of pivotal change in the composers' or poets' lives.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – 7 Mountain Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -7.70 -22.22 to -0.50 | -30.60 -44.16 to -22.53 | -26.12 -40.70 to -17.90 | 13 11 to 17 | |
| 1 | III. Parfum de l'instant | -5.89 | -28.65 | -23.3 | 12 |
| 2 | Chanson de la déportée | -8.91 | -34.65 | -30.6 | 14 |
| 3 | I. De rêve | -3.90 | -29.18 | -24.8 | 15 |
| 4 | II. De grève | -5.13 | -28.90 | -25.5 | 15 |
| 5 | VIII. Ai-je tu t'appeler de l'ombre | -11.71 | -40.80 | -34.3 | 17 |
| 6 | I. Action de grâces | -3.32 | -28.60 | -23.9 | 14 |
| 7 | II. Paysage | -12.23 | -31.94 | -28.3 | 11 |
| 8 | III. La maison | -9.49 | -31.16 | -26.7 | 12 |
| 9 | IV. Épouvante | -0.50 | -22.53 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 10 | V. L'épouse | -9.42 | -32.12 | -27.9 | 13 |
| 11 | VI. Ta voix | -11.47 | -30.21 | -26.8 | 11 |
| 12 | VII. Les deux guerriers | -3.49 | -23.22 | -19.3 | 12 |
| 13 | VIII. Le collier | -10.10 | -32.75 | -28.1 | 13 |
| 14 | IX. Prière exaucée | -3.47 | -24.22 | -19.9 | 12 |
| 15 | I. Dors | -22.22 | -44.16 | -40.7 | 12 |
| 16 | III. De fleurs | -4.11 | -27.23 | -22.3 | 13 |
| 17 | IV. De soir | -7.20 | -29.16 | -24.9 | 13 |
| 18 | III. Regards sur l'Infini | -8.67 | -29.80 | -24.9 | 12 |
| 19 | Il pleut | -5.13 | -32.16 | -26.1 | 13 |