Showing posts with label Hector Berlioz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hector Berlioz. Show all posts

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Villanelle

Another of my favourite singer Regine Crespin (1927-2007) singing ''Villanelle'' from ''Les nuits d'été'' of Hector Berlioz. What a beautiful clear voice, I do not think they make them like that anymore.
The villanelle from the Italian villanella, a little country song or pastural theme poetry. Villano a peasant or villini a little villa in the countryside.

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande with Maestro Ernest Ansermet (1883-1969),
recorded in 1963.








A bit of humour for today, who thought we would ever see the Madonna in this classical painting of the  Italian renaissance tweeting.




A funny and sad comment on our world today.