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Rossignol
by Léo Delibes (1836–1891)
The cascades of nightingale sound in the Delibes Rossignol, on the other hand, are frankly and irresistibly literal – both in the piano introduction and the vocal cadenzas that occur from time to time in the quicker, charmingly melodious waltz-time sections of the song.
From Gerald Larner’s files: “Rossignol.rtf”