Mélodie Francaise - Songs by Fauré, Debussy; Hahn; Chausson / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stephane Degout, Bernard Kruysen [6 CDs]

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Album Summary

Performers

• Bernard Kruysen (Baritone)
• Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Jos Immerseel (Piano)
• Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Noël Lee (Piano)
• Hélène Lucas (Piano)

Composers

• Reynaldo Hahn (1875 - 1947)
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
• Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
• Christmas Traditional
• Emmanuel Chabrier (1841 - 1894)
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
• Ernest Chausson (1855 - 1899)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
• Henri Duparc (1848 - 1933)
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
• George Enescu (1881 - 1955)
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
• Vincent Bouchot (1966 - )
• British Isles Traditional
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Notes & Reviews:

This beautiful boxed set of French melodies gathers some of the most intriguing recordings from the Naïve Classique catalogue. This subtle and fascinating repertoire will appeal to all. Enjoy performances by Sandrine Piau , Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stéphane Degout, Bernard Kruysen, Jos van Immerseel , Susan Manoff, Noel Lee, Daniel Blumenthal and Hélène Lucas.

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Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Nell, Op. 18 no 1

• Performers: Bernard Kruysen (Baritone); Noël Lee (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1878

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 27

• Performers: Bernard Kruysen (Baritone); Noël Lee (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1882

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 46

• Performers: Bernard Kruysen (Baritone); Noël Lee (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1887

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 51

• Performers: Bernard Kruysen (Baritone); Noël Lee (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888-1889

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise"

• Performers: Noël Lee (Piano); Bernard Kruysen (Baritone)
• Running Time: 11 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1891

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : La bonne chanson, Op. 61

• Performers: Bernard Kruysen (Baritone); Noël Lee (Piano)
• Notes: Théâtre du Suresnes (02/1973); Copenhagen, Denmark (02/1973); Théâtre du Suresnes (12/1965); Copenhagen, Denmark (12/1965)
• Running Time: 18 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1892-1894

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 76

• Performers: Bernard Kruysen (Baritone); Noël Lee (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1897

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 83

• Performers: Bernard Kruysen (Baritone); Noël Lee (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 85

• Performers: Bernard Kruysen (Baritone); Noël Lee (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1902

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Mirages, song cycle (4) for voice & piano, Op. 113

• Performers: Bernard Kruysen (Baritone); Noël Lee (Piano)
• Running Time: 10 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 12/12/1919

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118

• Performers: Noël Lee (Piano); Bernard Kruysen (Baritone)
• Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1921

Enescu, George : Chansons (7) de Clément Marot, for voice & piano, Op. 15

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 07/07/1908-10/10/1908.
• Running Time: 12 min. sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral

Hahn, Reynaldo : Mélodies (20), Volume 1

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1892

Hahn, Reynaldo : Chansons grises (7)

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Hahn, Reynaldo : Fêtes galantes (text by Verlaine), for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I")

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892

Chausson, Ernest : L'Albatros, song for voice & piano

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1879

Chausson, Ernest : Poèmes (2) de Verlaine, songs for voice & piano, Op. 34

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1898

Chausson, Ernest : Apaisement, for voice & piano, Op. 13/1 (from 4 Mélodies)

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1885

Chausson, Ernest : Poèmes (2) de Verlaine, songs for voice & piano, Op. 34

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1898

Hahn, Reynaldo : Mélodies (20), Volume 1

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1891

Hahn, Reynaldo : A Chloris

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1913

Hahn, Reynaldo : Petites chansons (5) (Little English Songs), song cycle for voice & piano

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1915

Debussy, Claude : Fêtes galantes (3), song cycle for voice & piano, Set II, L. 104

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1904

Hahn, Reynaldo : Puisque j'ai mis ma lèvre, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II")

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Hahn, Reynaldo : Mélodies (20), Volume 1

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1891

Hahn, Reynaldo : Quand la nuit n'est pas étoilée

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Strauss, Richard : Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1885

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (6), Op. 17

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1885-1887

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (4), Op. 27

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1877

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Clair de lune, Op. 46 no 2

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1887

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Les berceaux, Op. 23 no 1

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1879

Mendelssohn, Felix : Songs (6), Op. 71

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 10/01/1847

Mendelssohn, Felix : Songs (6), Op. 19a

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Mendelssohn, Felix : Schlafloser Augen leuchte

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 12/31/1834

Mendelssohn, Felix : Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1824-1825

Chausson, Ernest : Amour d'antan, for voice & piano, Op. 8/2

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1886

Chausson, Ernest : Dans la forêt du charme et de l'enchantement, for voice & piano, Op. 36/2

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898

Chausson, Ernest : Lieder, Op. 27 :: no 1. Les heures

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1896

Bouchot, Vincent : Galgenlieder, for voice & piano

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Vocal

Poulenc, Francis : Montparnasse

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1941-1945

Poulenc, Francis : Hyde Park ("Les faiseurs de religion"), song for voice & piano, FP 127/2

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1945

Poulenc, Francis : C ("J'ai traversé les ponts de Cé"), song for voice & piano (Poèmes d'Aragon), FP 122/1

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1943

Poulenc, Francis : Fêtes galantes ("On voit des marquis sur des bicyclettes"), song for voice & piano (Poèmes d'Aragon)

• Performers: Susan Manoff (Piano); Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1943

Britten, Benjamin : Folksongs (7), Volume 1

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: circa 1943

Traditional, British Isles : There's none to soothe

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 27 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : I Wonder As I Wander (American)

• Performers: Sandrine Piau (Soprano); Susan Manoff (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Written: by 1933

Debussy, Claude : Apparition

• Performers: Jos Immerseel (Piano); Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1884

Debussy, Claude : Romance ("Voici que le printemps, ce fil léger d'avril"), song for voice & piano, L. 52

• Performers: Jos Immerseel (Piano); Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1884

Debussy, Claude : Les papillons, song for voice & piano

• Performers: Jos Immerseel (Piano); Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1881

Debussy, Claude : En sourdine

• Performers: Jos Immerseel (Piano); Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1882

Debussy, Claude : Regret ("Devant le ciel d'été, tiède et callme"), song for voice & piano, L. 55

• Performers: Jos Immerseel (Piano); Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1884

Debussy, Claude : Ariettes oubliées

• Performers: Jos Immerseel (Piano); Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Running Time: 15 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1885-1887

Debussy, Claude : Proses lyriques

• Performers: Jos Immerseel (Piano); Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Running Time: 19 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1892-1893

Debussy, Claude : Poèmes (3) de Mallarmé, song collection for voice & piano, L. 127

• Performers: Jos Immerseel (Piano); Sandrine Piau (Soprano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1913

Debussy, Claude : La mer est plus belle, song for voice & piano, L. 81/1

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1881

Debussy, Claude : Le son du cor s'afflige vers les bois, song for voice & piano, L. 81/2

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1891

Debussy, Claude : L'échelonnement des haies, song for voice & piano, L. 81/3

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1891

Duparc, Henri : Le Galop ("Agite, bon cheval"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 2/5

• Performers: Stéphane Degout (Voice); Hélène Lucas (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1869

Duparc, Henri : Lamento

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1883

Duparc, Henri : Elégie ("Oh! ne murmurez pas son nom!"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra)

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1874

Duparc, Henri : La vie antérieure

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 5 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1884

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Mélodies persanes :: Au cimetière

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1870

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Mélodies persanes :: Tournoiement, songe d'opium

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1870

Chabrier, Emmanuel : 6 Mélodies :: L'Ile heureuse

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1890

Chabrier, Emmanuel : Chanson pour Jeanne, for voice & piano

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1886

Chabrier, Emmanuel : 6 Mélodies :: Les Cigales

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1890

Hahn, Reynaldo : Mélodies (20), Volume 1

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1891

Hahn, Reynaldo : Cimetière de campagne, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I")

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1893

Ravel, Maurice : Histoires naturelles

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 16 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1906

Debussy, Claude : Ballade de Villon à s'Amye ("Faulse beauté qui tant me couste cher"), song for voice & piano, L. 119

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Debussy, Claude : Ballades (3) de François Villon

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Debussy, Claude : Ballade des femmes de Paris ("Quoy qu'on tient belles langagières"), song for voice & piano, L. 119/

• Performers: Hélène Lucas (Piano); Stéphane Degout (Voice)
• Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910