Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary Woman)

Featuring

Alison Dodds
Andy Parker
Andy Wood
Anna Noakes
Anthony Pike
Boguslaw Kostecki

Bruce White
Caroline Dearnley
Chris Laurence
David Daniels
Dave Hartley
David Stewart
David Fuest
Debbie Widdup
Ed Tarrant
Edward Vanderspar
Emlyn Singleton
François Laizeau
Gabrielle Lester
Gary Kettel
Gavin McNaughton
Gillianne Haddow
Helen Keen
Ian Humphries
Jacqueline Hartley
Jane Marshall
Janey Miller
Jennifer Godson
John Anderson
John Barclay
John Mills
John Parricelli
Julia Knight
Karen Jones
Katharine Gowers
Lorraine McAslan
Marc Périer
Mark Berrow
Mark Nightingale
Martin Burgess
Martin Humbey
Martin Loveday
Martin Owen
Michel Legrand
Mike Lovatt
Michael Thompson
Miranda Dale
Natalie Dessay
Nick Cooper
Nicholas Rodwell
Owen Slade
Paul Willey
Perry Montague-Mason
Peter Hanson
Peter Lale
Philippe Honoré
Pierre Boussaguet
Phillip Eastop
Rachel Bolt
Ralph de Souza
Richard Edwardes
Richard Skinner
Richard Watkins
Rita Manning
Roger Garland
Christopher Warren-Green
Simon Chamberlain
Simon Gardner
Simon Rayner
Skaila Kanga
Stacey Watton
Stephen Maw
Steve Mair
Steven J. Williams
Susane Briscoe
Thomas Pigott-Smith
Tom Rees-Roberts
Tony Lewis
Tony Woollard
Vicky Matthews
Warren Zielinski
Studio Orchestra

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Composition History

The song cycle, which chronicles a woman's life from birth to death, was originally offered to Barbra Streisand by Michel Legrand in the late 1960s.

Album & Artwork

The album's cover features Natalie Dessay wearing a Tutu Repetto, with other photos in the digisleeve and booklet featuring dresses by Eymeric François and Jessica Choay.

Compositional Technique

The album features bold and sophisticated combinations of instruments and tone colors, with Michel Legrand's writing surpassing his earlier orchestral works.

Composition History

Barbra Streisand recorded only a few of the songs from the cycle, and the project was shelved indefinitely until Natalie Dessay revived it.

Performer Biography

Natalie Dessay, the vocalist on this album, worked for two years with jazz and musical coaches to prepare for the technical challenges of this recording.

Recording & Production

This ambitious album was recorded in London with an 80-piece orchestra.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Michel Legrand, the composer, freely quotes the entire history of music in this work, modulating chromatically and serving the storyline with remarkable accuracy.