A REMARKABLE SONG-CYCLE BY THE YOUNG OFFENBACH, SET TO POEMS BY THE MOST DISTINGUISHED POETS OF THE TIME, AMONG THEM THÉOPHILE GAUTIER, ALFRED DE MUSSET AND JULES BARBIER WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BECOME THE LIBRETTIST OF "LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN". A BREEZE OF L'HIVER (TEXT: ARMAND BARTHET) - CHANSON DE FORTUNIO (TEXT: ALFRED DE MUSSET) - LES SAISON (TEXT: JULES BARBIER) - MA BELLE AMIE EST MORTE (TEXT: THÉOPHILE GAUTIER) - LA ROSE FOULÉE (TEXT: CHARLES PONCY) - BARCAROLLE (TEXT: THÉOPHILE GAUTIER)