Faure: The Complete Songs vol.3
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs vol.3
Felicity Lott (sop) Jennifer Smith (sop) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (ten) Christopher Maltmann (bar) Graham Johnson (piano)
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 10 August 2005
This third instalment in the Hyperion series encompassing all Fauré's songs takes its title from the famous Silvestre setting Chanson d'amour and guides the listener on a journey through the panoply of human emotion. Alongside finely chiselled miniatures we have the early cycle Poème d'un jour (to poetry by Grandmougin), the suite from the Shakespeare/ Haraucourt drama Shylock (which includes some notable rarities in the form of two-piano arrangements made with Fauré's blessing by the composer Léon Boëllmann), and what is surely the apotheosis of the mélodie genre: La bonne chanson.
As with preceding volumes, Graham Johnson has employed a range 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.
.'recording and presentation are the stuff of dreams. Hyperion has done Faure proud' - Gramophone
"This series is proving to be a significant addition to the Fauré discography. I welcome this CD as enthusiastically as I look forward to Volume Four and the completion of the project." (MusicWeb Aug 2005)
'The songs certainly show Fauré to possess a far wider expressive range than an acquaintance with just a handful of his best-known examples would suggest … the gem of the set has to be Christopher Maltman's traversal of the substantial cycle La bonne chanson. The baritone's rich, subtly shaded tone and alert sensitivity to text prove ideal in this perfectly judged performance' - BBC Music Magazine
Tracks:
Puisque j'ai mis ma lèvre Victor Hugo -- John Mark Ainsley [3'10]
Tristesse d'Olympio Victor Hugo -- Stephen Varcoe [3'34]
Hymne Op 7 No 2 Charles Baudelaire -- Stephen Varcoe [2'16]
Sylvie Op 6 No 3 Paul de Choudens -- John Mark Ainsley [2'19]
Poème d'un jour Op 21 Charles Grandmougin -- John Mark Ainsley [5'45]
i Rencontre [2'18]
ii Toujours [1'19]
iii Adieu [2'03]
Nell Op 18 No 1 Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle -- Jean-Paul Fouchécourt [1'58]
Notre amour Op 23 No 2 Armand Silvestre -- Felicity Lott [1'52]
Le secret Op 23 No 3 Armand Silvestre -- Felicity Lott [2'16]
Chanson d'amour Op 27 No 1 Armand Silvestre -- Jean-Paul Fouchécourt [2'05]
Fleur jetée Op 39 No 1 Armand Silvestre -- John Mark Ainsley [1'26]
Les présents Op 46 No 1 Villiers de l'Isle-Adam -- Jean-Paul Fouchécourt [1'56]
Shylock Op 57 [15'50]
i Prélude et Chanson Edmond Haraucourt -- Jean-Paul Fouchécourt [2'14]
ii Entr'acte arranged for piano duet by Léon Boëllmann -- with Ronan O'Hora [3'20]
iii Madrigal Edmond Haraucourt -- Jean-Paul Fouchécourt [1'35]
iv Épithalame arranged for piano duet by Léon Boëllmann -- with Ronan O'Hora [3'01]
v Nocturne arranged for piano duet by Léon Boëllmann -- with Ronan O'Hora [2'09]
vi Final arranged for piano duet by Léon Boëllmann -- with Ronan O'Hora [3'14]
Sérénade: Le bourgeois gentilhomme Molière -- John Mark Ainsley [1'21]
La bonne chanson Op 61 Paul Verlaine -- Christopher Maltman [21'11]
i Une Sainte en son auréole [2'14]
ii Puisque l'aube grandit [1'52]
iii La lune blanche [2'07]
iv J'allais par des chemins perfides [1'44]
v J'ai presque peur, en vérité [2'13]
vi Avant que tu ne t'en ailles [2'46]
vii Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'été [2'27]
viii N'est-ce pas? [2'26]
ix L'hiver a cessé [2'57]
Le ramier Op 87 No 2 Armand Silvestre -- Stephen Varcoe [1'50]
Le don silencieux Op 92 Jean Dominique -- Jennifer Smith [2'20]
