The Complete Songs Vol. 2
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The Complete Songs Vol. 2
Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott and Stella Doufexis, sopranos / John Mark Ainsley and John-Paul Fouchecourt, tenors / Christopher Ma
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 12 April 2005
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"This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so, I know. I recommend it urgently"
(MusicWeb April 2005)
'the discreet but authoritative Graham Johnson has masterminded a pleasing sequence of more than two dozen songs shared among eight singers. For my money, the soprano Geraldine McGreevy is the star of the enterprise. The way she adjusts her tone colour - indeed, her whole musical personality - between songs, is often remarkable … Johnson's annotations are both erudite and valuable as listening aids'
- Independent
This second instalment in our exciting new series encompassing all Fauré's songs takes its title from the opening line of Clair de lune - 'Votre âme est un paysage choisi' ('Your soul is a chosen landscape') - which is regarded by many as representing the pinnacle of Fauré's considerable achievement in the genre. Here we have songs reflecting the various seasons of the year, atmospheric landscapes from Tuscany to Versailles, and the various mystical symbols of Van Lerberghe's Le jardin clos.
As with volume one, Graham Johnson has employed a veritable panoply of artists - the very finest interpreters of French song that could be found. Generous commentaries are provided for each song along with the original poems and English translations.
Tracks:
Mai Op 1 No 2 Victor Hugo JEAN-PAUL FOUCHÉCOURT [2'18]
Puisqu'ici-bas toute âme Op 10 No 1 Victor Hugo GERALDINE McGREEVY & STELLA DOUFEXIS [2'51]
Dans les ruines d'une abbaye Op 2 No 1 Victor Hugo STEPHEN VARCOE [1'57]
Lydia Op 4 No 2 Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle JEAN-PAUL FOUCHÉCOURT [3'22]
L'absent Op 5 No 3 Victor Hugo STEPHEN VARCOE [4'26]
Chant d'automne Op 5 No 1 Charles Baudelaire STEPHEN VARCOE [4'17]
Tristesse Op 6 No 2 Théophile Gautier GERALDINE McGREEVY [2'50]
Après un rêve Op 7 No 1 Romain Bussine JOHN MARK AINSLEY [2'39]
Le voyageur Op 18 No 2 Armand Silvestre CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN [1'45]
Sérénade toscane Op 3 No 2 Romain Bussine JOHN MARK AINSLEY [3'07]
Automne Op 18 No 3 Armand Silvestre GERALDINE McGREEVY [2'40]
La fée aux chansons Op 27 No 2 Armand Silvestre GERALDINE McGREEVY [1'50]
Noël Op 43 No 1 Victor Wilder JOHN MARK AINSLEY [2'53]
Clair de lune Op 46 No 2 Paul Verlaine FELICITY LOTT [2'55]
Spleen Op 51 No 3 Paul Verlaine STEPHEN VARCOE [2'16]
Il est né, le divin enfant traditional GERALDINE McGREEVY [1'32]
En prière Stéphan Bordèse GERALDINE McGREEVY [2'19]
Prison Op 83 No 1 Paul Verlaine CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN [2'07]
Dans la forêt de septembre Op 85 No 1 Catulle Mendès STEPHEN VARCOE [3'35]
Chanson Op 94 Henri de Régnier STEPHEN VARCOE [1'16]
Le jardin clos Op 106 Charles Van Lerberghe JENNIFER SMITH [13'10]
i Exaucement [1'13]
ii Quand tu plonges tes yeux dans mes yeux [0'56]
iii La messagère [1'48]
iv Je me poserai sur ton cœur [1'41]
v Dans la nymphée [2'32]
vi Dans la pénombre [1'22]
vii Il m'est cher, Amour, le bandeau [1'23]
viii Inscription sur le sable [1'50]
