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Fauré - The Complete Songs - 2

Un paysage choisi

Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott (sopranos), Stella Doufexis (mezzo), John Mark Ainsley, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenors), Christopher Maltman, Stephen Varcoe (baritones), Graham Johnson (piano)

There's a high standard of singing throughout and… Geraldine McGreevy offers delicacy, shape and direction, combined with an intelligent variety of tone, and Christopher Maltman's more forthright... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Mar 2005
Catalogue No: CDA67334
Label: Hyperion
Series: French Song Edition
Length: 67 minutes

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Fauré: Mai Op. 1 No. 2

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Graham Johnson (piano), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)

Fauré: Puisqu'ici-bas toute âme Op. 10 No. 1

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Graham Johnson (piano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), Stella Doufexis (soprano)

Fauré: Dans les ruines d'une abbaye Op. 2 No. 1

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Graham Johnson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)

Fauré: Lydia, Op. 4 No. 2

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Graham Johnson (piano), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)

Fauré: L'absent Op. 5 No. 3

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Graham Johnson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)

Fauré: Chant d'automne Op. 5 No. 1

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Graham Johnson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)

Fauré: Tristesse, Op. 6 No. 2

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Graham Johnson (piano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)

Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1

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Graham Johnson (piano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor)

Fauré: Le voyageur Op. 18 No. 2

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Graham Johnson (piano), Christopher Maltman (baritone)

Fauré: Sérénade toscane Op. 3 No. 2

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Graham Johnson (piano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor)

Fauré: Automne, Op. 18 No. 3

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Graham Johnson (piano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)

Fauré: La fée aux chansons Op. 27 No. 2

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Graham Johnson (piano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)

Fauré: Noël Op. 43 No. 1

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Graham Johnson (piano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor)

Fauré: Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2

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Graham Johnson (piano), Dame Felicity Lott (soprano)

Fauré: Spleen, Op. 51 No. 3 (Verlaine)

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Graham Johnson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)

anon.: Il est né le divin enfant

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Graham Johnson (piano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)

Fauré: En Priere

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Graham Johnson (piano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)

Fauré: Prison, Op. 83 No. 1

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Graham Johnson (piano), Christopher Maltman (baritone)

Fauré: Dans la forêt de septembre Op. 85 No. 1

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Graham Johnson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)

Fauré: Chanson Op. 94

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Graham Johnson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)

Fauré: Le jardin clos Op. 106

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Graham Johnson (piano), Jennifer Smith (soprano)

I. Exaucement

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II. Quand tu plonges tes yeux dans mes yeux

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III. La messagère

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IV. Je me poserai sur ton cœur

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V. Dans la nymphée

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VI. Dans la pénombre

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VII. Il m'est cher, Amour, le bandeau

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VIII. Inscription sur le sable

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This second instalment in our exciting new series encompassing all Faures songs takes its title from the opening line of Clair de luneVotre me est un paysage choisi (Your soul is a chosen landscape)which is regarded by many as representing the pinnacle of Faures 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 Lerberghes Le jardin clos. As with volume one, Graham Johnson has employed a veritable panoply of artiststhe 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.

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May 2005

There's a high standard of singing throughout and… Geraldine McGreevy offers delicacy, shape and direction, combined with an intelligent variety of tone, and Christopher Maltman's more forthright approach gives impetus to 'Le voyageur' and 'Prison'. Though her tone is a touch mature, Jennifer Smith is able to draw on the warm colours of her voice for the late cycle Le jardin clos (1914), a sombre, understated piece that emphasises the oblique, unpredictable harmony of the composer's final period.

2010

Volume 2 of Hyperion's superb Fauré song series takes its theme from Clair de lune and an idealised landscape peopled with dreaming birds and sobbing fountains. It follows the composer from youth to old age, from the young charmer to the mature master to the inscrutable sage, imaginatively side-stepping all possible monotony.
Fauré's dream world is a mirror of an occasionally innocent nature that received too many cruel knocks, reflected in music of light and darkness, courage and despair. All the singers involved in this ideally presented and recorded offering perform with a special ardour and commitment; Graham Johnson is, as always, a matchless partner and commentator.

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