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A1	Nuit D'étoiles Soprano Vocals – Elly AmelingWords By [Poème] – Théodore De Banville	3:09
A2	Fleur Des Blés Soprano Vocals – Elly AmelingWords By [Poème] – André Girod	2:01
A3	Beau Soir Baritone Vocals – Gérard SouzayWords By [Poème] – Paul Bourget	2:16
A4	Mandoline Baritone Vocals – Gérard SouzayWords By [Poème] – Paul Verlaine	1:20
A5	La Belle Au Bois Dormant Soprano Vocals – Michèle CommandWords By [Poème] – Vincent Hyspa	3:46
A6	Voici Que Le Printemps Soprano Vocals – Mady MespléWords By [Poème] – Paul Bourget	2:45
A7	Paysage Sentimental Soprano Vocals – Mady MespléWords By [Poème] – Paul Bourget	3:39
A8	Zéphyr Soprano Vocals – Mady MespléWords By [Poème] – Théodore De Banville	1:28
A9	Rondeau Soprano Vocals – Mady MespléWords By [Poème] – Alfred de Musset	2:45
Quatre Chansons De Jeunesse Soprano Vocals – Mady Mesplé
B1	1. Pantomime Words By [Poème] – Paul Verlaine	2:08
B2	2. Clair De Lune (1re Version) Words By [Poème] – Paul Verlaine	2:42
B3	3. Pierrot Words By [Poème] – Théodore De Banville	1:32
B4	4. Apparition Words By [Poème] – Stéphane Mallarmé	3:33
B5	Rondel Chinois (Mélodie Inédite: Manuscrit) Soprano Vocals – Mady MespléWords By [Poème] – Unknown Artist	3:44
B6	Aimons-Nous Et Dormons Soprano Vocals – Mady MespléWords By [Poème] – Théodore De Banville	2:42
B7	Jane (Mélodie Inédite) Soprano Vocals – Mady MespléWords By [Poème] – Leconte De L'Isle*	2:51
B8	Calmes Dans Le Demi-Jour (En Sourdine) (Mélodie Inédite En France) Soprano Vocals – Mady MespléWords By [Poème] – Paul Verlaine	3:04
B9	Romance Soprano Vocals – Mady MespléWords By [Poème] – Paul Bourget	2:57
B10	Les Cloches Soprano Vocals – Michèle CommandWords By [Poème] – Paul Bourget	2:15
Cinq Poèmes De Charles Baudelaire Soprano Vocals – Michèle CommandWords By [Poèmes] – Charles Baudelaire
C1	1. Le Balcon	7:44
C2	2. Harmonie Du Soir	3:07
C3	3. Le Jet D'eau	5:46
C4	4. Recueillement (Méditation)	4:52
C5	5. La Mort Des Amants	2:55
D1	Les Angelus Soprano Vocals – Michèle CommandWords By [Poème] – Grégoire le Roy	2:03
D2	La Mer Est Plus Belle Baritone Vocals – Gérard SouzayWords By [Poème] – Paul Verlaine	2:05
D3	Le Son Du Cor S'afflige Baritone Vocals – Gérard SouzayWords By [Poème] – Paul Verlaine	2:48
D4	L'echelonnement Des Haies Baritone Vocals – Gérard SouzayWords By [Poème] – Paul Verlaine	1:18
Fêtes Galantes Soprano Vocals – Elly AmelingWords By [Poèmes - 1er Recueil] – Paul Verlaine
D5	1. En Sourdine	3:08
D6	2. Fantoches	1:14
D7	3. Clair De Lune	2:44
D8	Dans Le Jardin Soprano Vocals – Elly AmelingWords By [Poème] – Paul Gravollet	2:17
Proses Lyriques Soprano Vocals – Elly AmelingWords By [Poèmes] – Claude Debussy
E1	1. De Rêve	5:58
E2	2. De Grêve	3:17
E3	3. De Fleurs	5:33
E4	4. De Soir	3:56
Ariettes Oubliées Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Frederica von StadeWords By [Poèmes] – Paul Verlaine
F1	1. C'est L'extase	3:10
F2	2. Il Pleure Dans Mon Cœur	2:38
F3	3. L'ombre Des Arbres Dans La Rivière	2:30
F4	4. Paysage Belges - Chevaux De Bois	3:00
F5	5. Aquarelles - I : Green	2:07
F6	6. Aquarelles - II : Spleen	2:26
Trois Chansons De Bilitis Soprano Vocals – Michèle CommandWords By [Poèmes] – Pierre Louÿs
F7	1. La Flûte De Pan	2:33
F8	2. La Chevelure	3:18
F8	3. Le Tombeau Des Naïades	2:40
Fêtes Galantes Baritone Vocals – Gérard SouzayWords By [Poèmes - 2e Recueil] – Paul Verlaine
G1	1. Les Ingénus	2:17
G2	2. Le Faune	1:57
G3	3. Colloque Sentimental	3:53
Chansons De France Baritone Vocals – Gérard SouzayWords By [Poèmes] – Charles d'Orléans
G4	1. Rondel: Le Temps A Laissié Son Manteau	1:04
G5	2. Rondel: Pour Ce Que Plaisance Est Morte	2:22
Le Promenoir Des Deux Amants Baritone Vocals – Gérard SouzayWords By [Poèmes] – Tristan Lhermite*
G6	1. Auprès De Cette Grotte Sombre	2:50
G7	2. Crois Mon Conseil, Chère Climène	1:46
G8	3. Je Tremble En Voyant Ton Visage	2:11
Trois Ballades De François Villon Baritone Vocals – Gérard SouzayWords By [Poèmes] – François Villon
H1	1. Ballade De Villon A S'amye	4:11
H2	2. Ballade Que Villon Feit A La Requeste De Sa Mêre Pour Prier Notre Dame	4:33
H3	3. Ballade Des Femmes De Paris	2:01
Trois Poèmes De Stephane Mallarmé Soprano Vocals – Elly AmelingWords By [Poèmes] – Stephane Mallarmé*
H4	1. Soupir	2:52
H5	2. Placet Futile	2:01
H6	3. Éventail	2:17
H7	Noël Des Enfants Qui N'ont Plus De Maison Soprano Vocals – Elly AmelingWords By [Poème] – Claude Debussy	2:30

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pathé Marconi EMI
• Made By – Pathé Marconi EMI
• Printed By – Les Imprimeries Saint-Louis, Versailles
• Published By – Éditions Coutarel
• Published By – Éditions Leduc
• Published By – Editions Jobert
• Published By – Éditions Durand
• Published By – Éditions Max Eschig
• Published By – Editions Schott
• Published By – I.M.C., New York
• Published By – Editions Hamelle

Credits

• Artwork [Booklet - 'Dessin'] – Aubrey Beardsley
• Booklet Editor [Texts Compiled By] – Margaret C. Cobb*
• Composed By – Claude Debussy
• Design [Booklet], Typography [Booklet] – Antoine Vierne
• Engineer [Ingénieur Du Son] – Serge Rémy
• Illustration [Booklet - Page 2] – Borgex*
• Liner Notes – Stefan Jarocinski*
• Liner Notes [Translation From Polish Into French] – Eva Dobrzinski
• Liner Notes [Translations - Sung Texts] – Béatrice Vierne
• Painting [Booklet - Cover] – Baschet*
• Painting [Box Front Cover] – Maillol*
• Photography By [Booklet - Cover] – Bulloz
• Photography By [Booklet - Dalton Baldwin] – Gérard Neuvecelle
• Photography By [Booklet - Elly Ameling] – David Farrell
• Photography By [Booklet - Frederica Von Stade] – Anonymous
• Photography By [Booklet - Gérard Souzay] – Gérard Neuvecelle
• Photography By [Booklet - Mady Mesplé] – Heidi Meister
• Photography By [Booklet - Michèle Command] – M. Amirayan
• Photography By [Booklet - Page 2] – Roger-Viollet
• Piano – Dalton Baldwin
• Producer [Directeur Artistique] – Eric Macleod

Notes

Pathé Marconi / EMI Ⓟ 1980. Made in France. Stéréo enregistrement d'origine stéréo.
Recorded in Paris in April 1971, January and December 1977, October and December 1978 and January and February 1979.
Booklet printed July 31, 1980 by L'imprimerie Saint-Louis for 'La Voix de son Maître'.

Box front cover illustration: Maillol "Jeune femme vue de profil"; Perpignan, Musée des Beaux-Arts
(Ektachrome Giraudon Ⓒ by S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris - 1980)
Booklet front cover illustration: Debussey - peint par Baschet (photo Bulloz)
Booklet illustration (page 2): Claude Debussy - dessin de Borgex (photo Roger-Viollet).

Publishers:
> Editions Coutarel - track A1
> Editions Leduc - track A2
> Editions Jobert - track A3, B1 to B4, D3 to D7, E1 to E4, F1 to F9
> Editions Durand - track A4, B9, B10, C1 to C5, G1 to G8, H1 to H7
> Editions Eschig - track A5 to A8
> Editions Schott's - track A9
> Editions I.M.C., New York - track B6
> Editions Hamelle - track D1, D2, D8

The 36-page booklet (size 12" by 12") is made off thick quality paper and contains notes in French and English.
It also contains the track and credits-lists as well as all the sung-texts in original French with English translations.
It is an elaborate booklet with lots of illustrations and large black & white photos of the performers and composer.
The booklet together with the 4 records (LP's) are stored in a luxurious reinforced fully laminated cardboard box.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: SACEM / SDRM / SACD / SGDL
• Matrix / Runout (Side A - label): 2C 165 - 16.371 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - label): 2C 165 - 16.371 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side C - label): 2C 165 - 16.372 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side D - label): 2C 165 - 16.372 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side E - label): 2C 165 - 16.373 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side F - label): 2C 165 - 16.373 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side G - label): 2C 165 - 16.374 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side H - label): 2C 165 - 16.374 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A - runout - stamped): 16371 A 22 M6 333457 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - runout - stamped): 16371 B 21 M6 331756 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side C - runout - stamped): 1 63 72 A 21B M6 331990 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side D - runout - stamped): 16372 B 21 M6 331758 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side E - runout - stamped): 16373 A 21 M6 331760 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side E - runout - etched): M6 331759 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side F - runout - stamped): 16373 B 21 M6 331760 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side G - runout - stamped): 16374 A 21 M6 331761 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side H - runout - stamped): 16374 B 21 B M6 331893 4
• Other (Boxed): PM 646

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CMS 7640952	Claude Debussy - Elly Ameling • Michèle Command • Mady Mesplé • Frederica von Stade • Gérard Souzay • Dalton Baldwin	Claude Debussy - Elly Ameling • Michèle Command • Mady Mesplé • Frederica von Stade • Gérard Souzay • Dalton Baldwin - Mélodies ‎(3xCD + Box)	EMI	CMS 7640952	France	1991
EAC-87015~18	Claude Debussy / Elly Ameling • Michèle Command • Mady Mesplé • Frederica von Stade • Gérard Souzay • Dalton Baldwin	Claude Debussy / Elly Ameling • Michèle Command • Mady Mesplé • Frederica von Stade • Gérard Souzay • Dalton Baldwin - Mélodies ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Angel Records	EAC-87015~18	Japan	1980