Les nuits d'été, Op. 7
This guide follows Berlioz’s Les nuits d'été, Op. 7 (1841) in six parts: Villanelle, Le spectre de la rose, Sur les lagunes (Lamento), Absence, Au cimetière (Clair de lune) and L'île inconnue.
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Follow all 28 sections as they play
- I
- IILe spectre de la rose
- IIISur les lagunes ()
- IVAbsence
- VAu cimetière (Clair de lune)
- VIL'île inconnue
I0:34–2:58
A fresh spring song about a couple who go to gather wild strawberries in the woods and home together. After a two- , the same simple tune is sung in three verses, with light wind chords and a bassoon to end each in the orchestral version. The slows and rushes at the ends of the second and third verses. Then a short begins.
- A
IILe spectre de la rose3:00–8:56
IIISur les lagunes ()9:00–14:24
IVAbsence14:55–19:09
VAu cimetière (Clair de lune)19:33–24:04
VIL'île inconnue24:07–27:34
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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