A Nocturne Of Nightingales / Rossignols

Jean C. Roché

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mapFrom the booklet "I have simply chosen the thirteen best recordings of nightingales that I have made since 1958, the year I first started field recording."....The first nine tracks are of the Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), which is found throughout Western Europe. Arriving at the end of April, it sings until the first days of July and then falls silent until migrating back to Africa a few weeks later.The other species, the Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia), arrives in Spring in the eastern half of Europe. It is slightly heavier than the Nightingale and its song is usually slower, deeper and there is more contrast between pure and harsh notes.

List of recording situations:

• Nightingale
  1. In a mountain forest in northern Greece. May. Duration: 06'04''.
  2. Woodland edge in Bourgogne, France, May. Duration: 04'04''.
  3. In a small copse in an Alpine valley. June. Duration: 05'49''.
  4. A forest in Ile de France. June. Duration: 03'13''.
  5. At the edge of a small lake, Bresse, France. June. Duration: 06'20''.
  6. Near a marsh in Bresse, France. End of April. Duration: 06'06''.
  7. Forest edge near a lake, Bresse, France. May. Duration: 06'14''.
  8. On waste ground next to a stream, Provence, France. June. Duration: 01'20''.
  9. On the edge of a wood, Provence, France. June. Duration: 04'57''.
• Thrush Nightingale
  10. In boggy moorland, southern Finland. June. Duration: 06'01''.
  11. In willows beside a lake, southern Finland. May. Duration: 06'11''.
  12. In willows at the edge of a marsh, Danube delta, Romania. May. Duration: 03'17''.
  13. Along a stream in central Rumania. May. Duration: 06'14''.

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