Nuits d’ete, op. 7
for soprano and woodwind quintet
by Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) – French composer
1. Villanelle
2. La spectre de la rose
3. Sur les Lagunes- Lamento
4. Absence
5. Au Cimetiere- Clair de Lune
6. L’ile Inconnue
An exquisite setting by Mathieu Lussier of Berlioz’s six songs of his Nuits d’ete op. 7 (originally for voice and piano or voice and orchestra). Soprano solo in French. Clarinet in A and Bb. Challenging bur highly rewarding.