Ravel: Shéhérazade; Berlioz: Nuits d'été
Album review: At her peak, French soprano Régine Crespin was universally praised by critics and the public alike. She was praised not only for her elegant technique, nuanced power, and refined but passionate expression, but also for her ability to perform the major roles in nearly every national school with complete confidence and whole-hearted compassion. But, of course, Crespin was at her best in French repertoire, and this disc combining her 1963 recording of orchestral song cycles by Berlioz...