art direction Fred Münzmaier
tracks 18-13 to 18-15 baritone vocals Gérard Souzay
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 baritone vocals [pelléas] François Le Roux
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 bass vocals [arkel] Jean-Philippe Courtis
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 bass vocals [golaud] José Van Dam
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 bass vocals [le médecin] Rudolf Mazzola
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 bass vocals [un berger] Jean-Philippe Courtis
booklet editor Manuela Amadei
booklet editor Texthouse
tracks 12-1 to 12-14 chorus Choeurs De Lyon
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 chorus Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
tracks 12-1 to 12-14 chorus master Bernard Tétu
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 chorus master Helmuth Froschauer
tracks 3-1, 3-2 conductor Alexander Gibson
tracks 3-3 to 3-5 conductor Bernard Haitink
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 conductor Claudio Abbado
tracks 18-13 to 18-15 conductor Edouard Lindenberg
tracks 3-6 conductor Eduard van Beinum
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-8 conductor Pierre Boulez
tracks 3-7, 3-8 conductor Riccardo Chailly
tracks 14-1 to 14-22 coordinator [recording] Gilles Chevalier
tracks 18-1 to 18-4 engineer [balance / mono] Gil Went
engineer [balance / mono] Kenneth Wilkinson
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 engineer [balance engineer] Klaus Hiemann
tracks 3-1, 3-2 engineer [balance] Andrew Rosner
tracks 6-1 to 6-12, 10-1 to 10-4 engineer [balance] Heinz Wildhagen
tracks 4-1 to 4-12, 5-1 to 5-12, 10-5 to 10-7 engineer [balance] Helmut Burk
tracks 3-7, 3-8 engineer [balance] John Dunkerley
tracks cd15, cd16 engineer [balance] Klaus Hiemann
tracks 9-1 to 9-17 engineer [balance] Klaus Scheibe
tracks 8-14 to 8-20 engineer [balance] Onno Scholtze
tracks 17-1 to 17-5 engineer [balance] Roy Wallace
tracks 18-1 to 18-4 engineer [balance] Roy Wallace
tracks 10-8 to 10-10 engineer [balance] Takashi Sakurai
tracks 10-11 to 10-14 engineer [balance] Wolfgang Mitlehner
tracks 13-1 to 13-23 engineer [recording] Christian Prévot
tracks 14-1 to 14-22 engineer [recording] Laurent Pélissier
tracks 12-1 to 12-14 engineer [recording] Manuel Mohino
tracks 12-1 to 12-14 engineer [recording] Musica Numeris
tracks 11-1 to 11-16 engineer [recording] Nicolas Bartholomée
tracks 14-1 to 14-22 engineer [recording] Philippe Pélissier
tracks 1-4, 2-1 to 2-8 executive-producer Alison Ames
tracks 10-5 to 10-7 executive-producer Christopher Alder
tracks 9-1 to 9-17 executive-producer Dr. Rudolf Werner
tracks 10-8 to 10-10 executive-producer Ewald Markl
tracks 4-1 to 4-12, 5-1 to 5-12 executive-producer Hanno Rinke
tracks 6-1 to 6-12 executive-producer Karl Faust
tracks 10-8 to 10-10 executive-producer Martin T:son Engstroem
tracks 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5 to 1-8 executive-producer Roger Wright
tracks 10-11 to 10-14 executive-producer Steven Paul
tracks 14-1 to 14-22 executive-producer Yann Ollivier
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 libretto by Maurice Maeterlinck
liner notes Roger Nichols
tracks 12-1 to 12-14 mezzo-soprano vocals Doris Lamprecht
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 mezzo-soprano vocals [geneviève] Christa Ludwig
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 musical assistance, other [french language coach] Claire Gibault
tracks 3-3 to 3-8 orchestra Concertgebouworkest
tracks 3-1, 3-2, 18-16 orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
tracks 18-13 to 18-15 orchestra Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-8 orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra
tracks 18-6 to 18-12 piano Daniel Ericourt
tracks 13-1 to 13-23, 14-1 to 14-22 piano Emmanuel Strosser
tracks 11-1 to 11-16, 12-1 to 12-14 piano Philippe Cassard
tracks 3-7 producer Andrew Cornall
tracks 10-5 to 10-7 producer Arend Prohmann
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 producer Christopher Alder
tracks cd15, cd16 producer Christopher Alder
tracks 3-8 producer Christopher Raeburn
tracks 10-1 to 10-4 producer Dr. Rudolf Werner
tracks 18-6 producer Erik Smith
tracks 3-1, 3-2 producer James Mallinson
tracks 18-1 to 18-4 producer James Walker
tracks 11-1 to 11-16, 12-1 to 12-14, 13-1 to 13-23 producer Julien Azaïs
tracks 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-8 producer Karl-August Naegler
tracks 7-1 to 7-12 producer Louwrens Langevoort
tracks 6-1 to 6-12 producer Rainer Brock
tracks 10-8 to 10-12 producer Sid McLauchlan
tracks 17-1 to 17-5 producer Victor Olof
tracks 9-1 to 9-17 producer Werner Mayer
tracks 7-1 to 7-12, 8-14 to 8-20 producer Wilhelm Hellweg
tracks 10-11 to 10-14 producer Wolfgang Mitlehner
tracks 4-1 to 4-12, 5-1 to 5-12 producer [recording producer] Helmut Burk
product manager [project manager] David Butchart
research, compiled by Alan Newcombe
tracks 11-1 to 11-16, 12-1 to 12-14, 13-1 to 13-23, 14-1 to 14-22 soprano vocals Véronique Dietschy
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 soprano vocals [mélisande] Maria Ewing
tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 16-1 to 16-19 soprano vocals [yniold] Patrizia Pace
Phonographic Copyright (p) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Phonographic Copyright (p) Universal International Music B.V.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Decca Music Group Limited
Phonographic Copyright (p) Classics Jazz France
Recorded At Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland
Recorded At Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Recorded At Kingsway Hall
Recorded At Stadthalle, Kassel
Recorded At Plenarsaal Der Akademie Der Wissenschaften
Recorded At The Maltings
Recorded At Henry Wood Hall, London
Recorded At Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg
Recorded At Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
Recorded At Liederhalle Stuttgart
Recorded At St. Konrad, Abersee, Austria
Recorded At Musikhochschule München
Recorded At Kyoto Concert Hall
Recorded At Arsenal De Metz
Recorded At Salle Molière, Lyon
Recorded At Studio 103
Recorded At Notre-Dame du Liban
Recorded At Großer Saal, Wiener Konzerthaus
Recorded At Victoria Hall, Geneva
Recorded At Maison de la Mutualité
Recorded By Kapp Classics
Published By Durand & Cie.
Pressed By EDC, Germany
CD1 & CD2
Recordings: Cleveland Masonic Auditorium, 3/1991 (tracks 1-4, 2-1 to 2-8) & 3-1993 (tracks 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5 to 1-8).
(P) 1992 (tracks 1-4, 2-1 to 2-8) / 1995 (tracks 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5 to 1-8) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD3
Recordings: Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, 1957 (track 3-6), 12/1976 (track 3-5), 8/1986 (track 3-8),
12/1994 (track 3-7); London, Kingsway Hall, 5/1969 (tracks 3-1, 3-2), 12/1977 (tracks 3-3, 3-4).
(P) 1958 (track 3-6) / 1977 (track 3-5) / 1978 (tracks 3-3, 3-4) Universal International Music B.V.
(P) 1970 (tracks 3-1, 3-2) / 1987 (track 3-8) / 1995 (track 3-7) Decca Music Group Limited.
Publisher: Durand & Cie., Paris (track 3-7).

CD4 & CD5
Recordings: Kassel, Stadhalle, Festsaal, 8/1991 (tracks 4-1 to 4-12, 5-1 to 5-12).
(P)1994 (tracks 4-1 to 4-12, 5-1 to 5-12) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin.

CD6
Recordings: Munich, Residenz, Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenchaften, 7-8/1971 (tracks 6-1 to 6-12).
(P) 1971 (tracks 6-1 to 6-12) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin.

CD7
Recordings: Snape, The Maltings, Concert Hall, 4/1989 (tracks 7-1 to 7-12)
(P) 1990 Universal International Music B.V. (tracks 7-1 to 7-12).

CD8
Recordings: 9/1983 (tracks 8-5 to 8-10); London, Henry Wood Hall, 9/1983 (tracks 8-1 to 8-4, 8-11 to 8-13);
10/1988 (8-18 to 8-20); Hamburg, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, 10/1988 (8-14 to 8-17, 8-19).
(P) 1984 (tracks 8-1 to 8-13) / 1990 (tracks 8-14 to 8-20) Universal International Music B.V.

CD9
Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 6/1973 (tracks 9-1 to 9-17).
(P) 1973 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin (tracks 9-1 to 9-17).

CD10
Recordings: Stuttgard, Liederhalle, 2/1979 (tracks 10-1 to 10-4); Abersee, Kirche St. Konrad, 8/1989 (tracks 10-11 to 10-14);
Munich, Hochschule für Musik, Grosser Saal, 9 & 10/1993 (tracks 10-5 to 10-7);
Live Recording, Kyoto Concert Hall, 11/2000 (tracks 10-8 to 10-10).
(P) 1979 (tracks 10-1 to 10-4) / 1990 (tracks 10-11 to 10-14) / 1995 (tracks 10-5 to 10-7) / 2001 (tracks 10-8 to 10-10) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin.

CD11
Recording: Metz, Arsenal, 5/1993. (P) 1993 Classics Jazz France.

CD12
Recording: Lyon, Salle Molière, 10/1994. (P) 1995 Classic Jazz France/Alain Zaepffel/Véronique Dietschy.

CD13
Recording: Paris, Maison de Radio France, Studio 103, 12/1999. (P) 2000 Classics Jazz France.

CD14
Recording: Paris, Église Notre Dame du Liban, 1-2/2002. (P) 2002 Classics Jazz France.

CD15 & CD16
Recording: Vienna, Konzerthaus, Grosser Saal, 1/1991. (P) 1992 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin.
Publisher: Durand & Cie., Paris.

CD17
Recordings: Geneva, Victoria Hall, 6/1954 (tracks 17-1 to 17-5); 7/1992 (tracks 17-6 to 17-8).
(P) 1955 (tracks 17-1 to 17-5) Decca Music Group Limited.
(P) 1994 (tracks 17-6 to 17-8) Universal International Music B.V.

CD18 (Bonus CD)
Recordings: 12/1948 (Mono) (track 18-5); Paris, Maison de la Mutualité, 2/1950 (Mono) (tracks 18-13 to 18-15);
Geneva, Victoria Hall, 5/1957 (tracks 18-1 to 18-4); London, Kingsway Hall, 11/1957 (Mono) (track 18-16):
6/1961 (tracks 18-7 to 18-10); 11/1961 (tracks 18-6, 18-11); 12/1961 (track 18-12).
(P) 1948 (track 18-5) / 1951 (tracks 18-13 to 18-15) / 1958 (tracks 18-1 to 18-4, 18-16) Decca Music Group Limited.
(P) 1961 (tracks 18-6 to 18-12) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin; Recorded by Kapp Classics, New York.

This compilation (P) 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin.
(C) 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin.
Made in E.U.

Cardboard box contain 18 CDs in cardboard wallets (with same/similar artwork) and 46-page booklet.
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Label Code: LC 0173
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SPARS Code: ADD / DDD
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