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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Frederica von Stade sings Fauré Melodies
Fauré: | Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1 No. 1 Lydia, Op. 4 No. 2 Rêve d'amour, Op. 5 No. 2 La fée aux chansons Op. 27 No. 2 Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) Notre amour Op. 23 No. 2 Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4 Dans les ruines d'une abbaye Op. 2 No. 1 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 Mandoline, Op. 58 No. 1 (Verlaine) En sourdine, Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine) L'aurore Arpège, Op. 76 No. 2 (Samain) Prison, Op. 83 No. 1 Dans la forêt de septembre Op. 85 No. 1 Au cimetière, Op. 51 No. 2 Mélisande's song from Op. 80 |
Described by the New York Times as “one of America’s finest artists and singers,” Frederica von Stade continues to be extolled as one of the music world’s most beloved figures. Known to family, friends, and fans by her nickname “Flicka,” the mezzo-soprano has enriched the world of classical music for three decades. This release highlights the iconic recordings of Faure Melodies with Jean-Philippe Collard and Melisande's Song from Faure's Pelleas et Melisande with Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse under Michel Plasson. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Fauré - The Complete Songs - 1
“Few singers would give over a whole evening to Fauré's songs on the concert platform, and choosing a way of presenting them on disc obviously poses problems. Previous sets had all the songs in chronological order; others chose poets or moods: Graham Johnson and company have begun with songs about water. This means a lot of dreaming and melancholy, whether in Gautier's Chanson du pêcheur ('Ma belle amie est morte', also set by Berlioz), or Richepin's Aucimitière. The latter is given a most beautiful rendition by John Mark Ainsley, who otherwise only sings on two tracks, with Jennifer Smith in the sentimental Pleurs d'or, and the homage to Venice and its lovers in Marc Monnier's Barcarolle.
Three cycles are the main items here. Felicity Lott sings the Cinq Mélodies de Venise, which includes some of Fauré's best-known songs, 'Mandoline', 'En sourdine' and 'Green'. She brings to bear on them a lifetime's devotion to French song. Her other contribution is Au bordde l'eau, to a poem by Sully-Prudhomme. This is made to sound very sad; taken faster it can be quite merry; it's a celebration of love, as well as a meditation on the passing of time.
Stephen Varcoe sings Mirages, Fauré's penultimate cycle (1919). As Graham Johnson writes in his fascinating notes, these poems by Brimont permitted Fauré 'uneventful passion'. Christopher Maltman is the other featured singer, in five separate songs and L'horizon chimérique. All the performances are elegant and well-balanced, but one misses the extra slight note of acid that native French singers bring to Fauré's songs.
Hyperion's sound is impeccable and in both his playing and accompanying essay, Graham Johnson penetrates to the heart of one of music's most subtle and enigmatic geniuses.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Falla: | Siete Canciones populares españolas | Fauré: | C'est l'extase langoureuse, Op. 58 No. 5 (Verlaine) Green, Op. 58 No. 3 (Verlaine) Mandoline, Op. 58 No. 1 (Verlaine) Prison, Op. 83 No. 1 Spleen, Op. 51 No. 3 (Verlaine) Tristesse, Op. 6 No. 2 Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 (Verlaine) Arpège, Op. 76 No. 2 (Samain) En sourdine, Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine) L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118 | Ravel: | Histoires naturelles (5) |
Gérard Souzay (baritone), Jacqueline Bonneau & Dalton Baldwin (piano) Recorded 1950-55 “Canciones populaires espanolas could not be sung with greater feeling...it has lost none of its ability to enchant and remains one of the most eloquent of Souzay's song records.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Naturally Fauré
Fauré: | Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Romance sans paroles, Op. 17 No. 3 Le secret Op. 23 No. 3 Sicilienne, Op. 78 Ici-bas ! Op. 8 No. 3 Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 Aurore, Op. 39 No. 1 Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) Poème d'un jour Op. 21 Chanson du pêcheur Op. 4 No. 1 En sourdine, Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine) Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 Au cimetière, Op. 51 No. 2 En Priere Chant d'automne Op. 5 No. 1 Nocturne, Op. 43 No. 2 Andantino for Piano Trio Sicilienne, Op. 78 |
Francine Chabot (piano), Stéphane Lemelin (piano), Benoît Loiselle (cello), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (piano), Anne Robert (violin), Thérèse Ryan (cello), Alain Trudel (trombone), Stéphane Lemelin (piano), Benoît Loiselle (cello), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (piano), Anne Robert (violin), Thérèse Ryan (cello), Alain Trudel (trombone) Gabriel Fauré composed over 100 songs which, among all his works, best capture the spirit of his time. Naturally Fauré features a number of these songs transcribed for cello and piano, including the well-known Après un rêve , Les berceaux, Clair de lune, and En prière. Also featured on this recording are Romance sans paroles Op. 17, No. 3, Sicilienne, Op. 78, and Élégie , Op. 24. Bonus material includes a transcription for trombone and piano of the Sicilienne , and the Andantino from the Piano Trio , Op. 120 - a profound work composed at the end of Fauré’s life. | 
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| |  | Faure: Complete Songs, Vol. 1
Fauré: | Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1 No. 1 Mai Op. 1 No. 2 Dans les ruines d'une abbaye Op. 2 No. 1 Les matelots Op. 2 No. 2 Seule! Op. 3 No. 1 Tuscan Serenade Chanson du pêcheur Op. 4 No. 1 Lydia, Op. 4 No. 2 Chant d'automne Op. 5 No. 1 Rêve d'amour, Op. 5 No. 2 L'absent Op. 5 No. 3 Aubade, Op. 6 No. 1 Tristesse, Op. 6 No. 2 Sylvie, Op. 6 No. 3 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Hymne Op. 7 No. 2 Barcarolle Op. 7 No. 3 Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) La rançon, Op. 8 No. 2 Ici-bas ! Op. 8 No. 3 Tarentelle Op. 10 No. 2 Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 Le voyageur Op. 18 No. 2 Automne, Op. 18 No. 3 |
Renee Doria (soprano), Simone Gouat (piano), Jacques Dutey (baritone), Tasso Janopoulo (piano), Pierre Mollet (baritone), Berthe Monmart (soprano) | |
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David Ripley (bass), Arlene Kies (piano) | |
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Benita Valente (soprano), Lydia Artymiw (piano) | |
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and a Handel sonata arrangement
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| |  | Melodies Francaises pour Bariton
Chausson: | Les Papillons, Op. 2 No. 3 (Gautier) Le temps des lilas Le Colibri, Op. 2 No. 7 (de Lisle) Le Charme, Op. 2 No. 2 (Silvestre) | Debussy: | Auprès de cette grotte sombre Mandoline (Verlaine) | Duparc: | Chanson triste L'Invitation au voyage | Fauré: | Cinq Melodies 'de Venise', Op. 58 Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) Arpège, Op. 76 No. 2 (Samain) En sourdine, Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine) L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118 | Ravel: | Histoires naturelles (5) Don Quichotte à Dulcinée with Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Eduoard Lindberg |
Recorded 1950-1954 “France's equivalent of Fischer-Dieskau sings Fauré, Duparc and Ravel with characteristic expressive elegance that transcends the rather elderly recordings.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2006 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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