Nicky Spence; Julius Drake - Faure: La bonne chanson & other songs [CD]

Cat. no: CDA68450
Format: CD
Barcode: 034571284507
Release Date: 28 Feb 2025
Genre: Classical

Faure's songs represent his art at its most radiant, demonstrating the composer's exceptional gift for melody as well as his acute sensitivity to the subtleties of the greatest French poets of the day

In 'La bonne chanson', the result is a song cycle like few others: an ecstatic hymn to the beloved (the composer's mistress) which celebrates the triumph of love. Here, it provides a glorious opening to Nicky Spence and Julius Drake's all-Faure recital.

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Tracks: La bonne chanson, Op 61 I. Une Sainte en son aureole / II. Puisque l'aube grandit / III. La lune blanche / IV. J'allais par des chemins perfdes / V. J'ai presque peur, en verite / VI. Avant que tu ne t'en ailles / VII. Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'ete / VIII. N'est-ce pas? / IX. L'hiver a cesse / Lydia, Op 4 No 2 / Chanson d'amour, Op 27 No 1 / Le secret, Op 23 No 3 / Cinq Melodies <<de Venise>>, Op 58 II. En sourdine / Les roses d'Ispahan, Op 39 No 4 / Cinq Melodies <<de Venise>>, Op 58 I. Mandoline / Notre amour, Op 23 No 2 / Les berceaux, Op 23 No 1 / Poeme d'un jour, Op 21 I. Rencontre / II. Toujours / III. Adieu / Automne, Op 18 No 3 / Clair de lune, Op 46 No 2 / Dans la foret de septembre, Op 85 No 1