The Complete Songs – 3: Chanson d’amour

~ Release by Gabriel Fauré; Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith, John Mark Ainsley, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Christopher Maltman, Stephen Varcoe, Graham Johnson, Ronan O'Hora (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Puisque j’ai mis ma lèvre
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Puisque j'ai mis ma lèvre
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1862)
Gabriel Fauré3:10
2Tristesse d’Olympio
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tristesse d'Olympio
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
Gabriel Fauré3:34
3Hymne, op. 7 no. 2
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hymne, op. 7 no. 2
lyricist:
Charles Baudelaire
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
part of:
Trois mélodies, op. 7
Gabriel Fauré2:16
4Sylvie, op. 6 no. 3
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sylvie, op. 6 no. 3
lyricist:
Paul de Choudens
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1878)
Gabriel Fauré2:19
5Poème d’un jour, op. 21 : I Rencontre
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Poème d’un jour, op. 21 : 1. Rencontre
lyricist:
Charles Grandmougin
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
part of:
Poème d’un jour, op. 21
Gabriel Fauré2:18
6Poème d’un jour, op. 21 : II Toujours
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Poème d’un jour, op. 21 : 2. Toujours
lyricist:
Charles Grandmougin
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Poème d’un jour, op. 21
Gabriel Fauré1:19
7Poème d’un jour, op. 21 : III Adieu
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Poème d’un jour, op. 21 : 3. Adieu
lyricist:
Charles Grandmougin
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Poème d’un jour, op. 21
Gabriel Fauré2:03
8Nell, op. 18 no. 1
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
3 Songs for Voice and Piano, op. 18: no. 1 Nell
lyricist:
Leconte de Lisle
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1878)
publisher:
Éditions Alphonse Leduc
part of:
3 Songs for Voice and Piano, op. 18
Gabriel Fauré1:58
9Notre amour, op. 23 no. 2
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Notre Amour, op. 23 no. 2
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1879)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 23
Gabriel Fauré1:52
10Le secret, op. 23 no. 3
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Secret, op. 23 no. 3
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1881)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 23
Gabriel Fauré2:16
11Chanson d’amour, op. 27 no. 1
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Chanson d'Amour, op. 27 no. 1
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1882)
Gabriel Fauré2:05
12Fleur jetée, op. 39 no. 1
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Fleur jetée, op. 39, no. 2
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1884)
Gabriel Fauré1:26
13Les présents, op. 46 no. 1
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Les Présents, op. 46 no. 1
lyricist:
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
Gabriel Fauré1:56
14Shylock, op. I. Prélude et Chanson
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shylock, op. 57: I. Prélude et Chanson (for two pianos, Boëllmann)
lyricist:
Edmond Haraucourt
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1889)
arrangement of:
Shylock, op. 57: I. Prélude et Chanson (pour ténor et orchestre)
part of:
Shylock, op. 57 (for tenor and two pianos, Boëllmann)
Gabriel Fauré2:14
15Shylock, op. 57 : II. Entr’acte
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) and Ronan O’Hora (British pianist)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shylock, op. 57: II. Entr'acte (for two pianos, Boëllmann)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1889)
arranger:
Léon Boëllmann (composer)
arrangement of:
Shylock, op. 57: II. Entr'acte (pour ténor et orchestre)
part of:
Shylock, op. 57 (for tenor and two pianos, Boëllmann)
Gabriel Fauré / Léon Boëllmann3:20
16Shylock, op. 57 : III. Madrigal
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shylock, op. 57: III. Madrigal (for two pianos, Boëllmann)
lyricist:
Edmond Haraucourt
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1889)
arrangement of:
Shylock, op. 57: III. Madrigal (pour ténor et orchestre)
part of:
Shylock, op. 57 (for tenor and two pianos, Boëllmann)
Gabriel Fauré1:35
17Shylock, op. 57 : IV. Épithalame
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) and Ronan O’Hora (British pianist)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shylock, op. 57: IV. Épithalame (for two pianos, Boëllmann)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1889)
arranger:
Léon Boëllmann (composer)
arrangement of:
Shylock, op. 57: IV. Épithalame (pour ténor et orchestre)
part of:
Shylock, op. 57 (for tenor and two pianos, Boëllmann)
Gabriel Fauré / Léon Boëllmann3:01
18Shylock, op. 57 : V. Nocturne
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) and Ronan O’Hora (British pianist)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shylock, op. 57: V. Nocturne (for two pianos, Boëllmann)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1889)
arranger:
Léon Boëllmann (composer)
arrangement of:
Shylock, op. 57: V. Nocturne (pour ténor et orchestre)
part of:
Shylock, op. 57 (for tenor and two pianos, Boëllmann)
Gabriel Fauré / Léon Boëllmann2:09
19Shylock, op. 57 : VI. Final
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) and Ronan O’Hora (British pianist)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Shylock, op. 57: VI. Final (for two pianos, Boëllmann)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1889)
arranger:
Léon Boëllmann (composer)
arrangement of:
Shylock, op. 57: VI. Final (pour ténor et orchestre)
part of:
Shylock, op. 57 (for tenor and two pianos, Boëllmann)
Gabriel Fauré / Léon Boëllmann3:14
20Sérénade : Le bourgeois gentilhomme
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sérénade du Bourgeois gentilhomme, op. posth.
lyricist:
Molière
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1893)
Gabriel Fauré1:21
21La bonne chanson, op. 61 : I Une Sainte en son auréole
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61: I. Une Sainte en son auréole (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1892 until 1894)
part of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61 (for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré2:14
22La bonne chanson, op. 61 : II Puisque l’aube grandit
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61: II. Puisque l'aube grandit (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1892 until 1894)
part of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61 (for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré1:52
23La bonne chanson, op. 61 : III La lune blanche
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61: III. La Lune blanche luit dans les bois (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1892 until 1894)
part of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61 (for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré2:07
24La bonne chanson, op. 61 : IV J’allais par des chemins perfides
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61: IV. J'allais par des chemins perfides (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1892 until 1894)
part of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61 (for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré1:44
25La bonne chanson, op. 61 : V J’ai presque peur, en vérité
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61: V. J'ai presque peur, en vérité (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1892 until 1894)
part of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61 (for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré2:13
26La bonne chanson, op. 61 : VI Avant que tu ne t’en ailles
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61: VI. Avant que tu ne t'en ailles (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1892 until 1894)
part of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61 (for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré2:46
27La bonne chanson, op. 61 : VII Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d’été
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61: VII. Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'été (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1892 until 1894)
part of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61 (for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré2:27
28La bonne chanson, op. 61 : VIII N’est-ce pas ?
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61: VIII. N'est-ce pas ? (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1892 until 1894)
part of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61 (for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré2:26
29La bonne chanson, op. 61 : IX L’hiver a cessé
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61: IX. L'Hiver a cessé (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1892 until 1894)
part of:
La Bonne Chanson, op. 61 (for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré2:57
30Le ramier, op. 87 no. 2
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le ramier, op. 87 no. 2
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1904)
Gabriel Fauré1:50
31Le don silencieux, op. 92
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Jennifer Smith (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Don silencieux, op. 92
lyricist:
Jean Dominique
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1906)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 92)
Gabriel Fauré2:20

Credits

Release

liner notes:Graham Johnson (pianist)
executive producer:Edward Perry (producer and founder of Hyperion, aka Ted Perry)
Simon Perry (Hyperion classical music producer)
design:Terry Shannon (designer)
ASIN:UK: B0009OJ9M2 [info]
discography entry:http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/al.asp?al=CDA67335 [info]

Release group

part of:The Complete Songs of Gabriel Fauré (number: 3) (order: 3)
The Hyperion French Song Edition (order: 16)