The Complete Songs – 2: Un paysage choisi

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

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1Mai, op. 1 no. 2
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Mai, op. 1 no. 2
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1862)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 1
Gabriel Fauré2:18
2Puisqu'ici-bas toute âme, op. 10 no. 1
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Stella Doufexis (mezzo-soprano) and Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Puisqu’ici-bas toute âme, op. 10 no. 1
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1863 until 1873)
part of:
2 Duets, op. 10
Gabriel Fauré2:51
3Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, op. 12 no. 1
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, op. 2 no. 1
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 2
Gabriel Fauré1:57
4Lydia, op. 4 no. 2
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Lydia, op. 4 no. 2
lyricist:
Leconte de Lisle
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 4
Gabriel Fauré3:22
5L'absent, op. 5 no. 3
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
L’Absent, op. 5 no. 3
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1871)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 5
Gabriel Fauré4:26
6Chant d'automne, op. 5 no. 1
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Chant d'automne, op. 5 no. 1
lyricist:
Charles Baudelaire
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1864)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 5
Gabriel Fauré4:17
7Tristesse, op. 6 no. 2
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tristesse, op. 6 no. 2
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1873)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 6
Gabriel Fauré2:50
8Après un rêve, op. 7 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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1877)
translator:
Romain Bussine
publisher:
Choudens (in 1878)
premiered at:
Société nationale de musique in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1879-01-11)
part of:
Trois mélodies, op. 7
Gabriel Fauré2:39
9Le voyageur, op. 18 no. 2
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
3 Songs for Voice and Piano, op. 18: No. 2 Le Voyageur
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1878)
part of:
3 Songs for Voice and Piano, op. 18
Gabriel Fauré1:45
10Sérénade toscane, op. 3 no. 2
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sérénade toscane, op. 3 no. 2
lyricist:
Romain Bussine
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1878)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 3
Gabriel Fauré3:07
11Automne, op. 18 no. 3
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
3 Songs for Voice and Piano, op. 18: No. 3 Automne
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1878)
publisher:
Éditions Alphonse Leduc
part of:
3 Songs for Voice and Piano, op. 18
Gabriel Fauré2:40
12La fée aux chansons, op. 27 no. 2
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Fée aux chansons, op. 27 no. 2
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1882)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 27
Gabriel Fauré1:50
13Noël, op. 43 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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Noël, op. 43 no. 1
lyricist:
Victor Wilder (Belgian lyricist, a.k.a. Victor van Wilder, V. Wilder)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1886)
part of:
Deux Mélodies, op. 43
Gabriel Fauré2:53
14Clair de lune, op. 46 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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Clair de lune, op. 46 no. 2
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
part of:
2 Mélodies, op. 46
Gabriel Fauré2:55
15Spleen, op. 51 no. 3
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Spleen, op. 51 no. 3
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1888)
part of:
4 Mélodies, op. 51
Gabriel Fauré2:16
16Il est né, le divin enfant
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Noël d'enfants (Il est né, le divin enfant) (Harmonisation, Fauré)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Il est né le divin enfant
Gabriel Fauré1:32
17En prière
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
En prière
lyricist:
Stéphan Bordèse
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1890)
Gabriel Fauré2:19
18Prison, op. 83 no. 1
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Prison, op. 83 no. 1
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1894)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 83
Gabriel Fauré2:07
19Dans la fôret de septembre, op. 85 no. 1
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dans la forêt de septembre, op. 85 no. 1
lyricist:
Catulle Mendès
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1902)
part of:
Trois mélodies, op. 85
Gabriel Fauré3:35
20Chanson, op. 94
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Chanson, op. 94
lyricist:
Henri de Régnier
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1906)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 94)
Gabriel Fauré1:16
21Le jardin clos, op. 106: I. Exaucement
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106: 1. Exaucement
lyricist:
Charles van Lerberghe
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106
Gabriel Fauré1:13
22Le jardin clos, op. 106: II. Quand tu plonges tes yeux dans mes yeux
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106: 2. Quand tu plonges tes yeux dans mes yeux
lyricist:
Charles van Lerberghe
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106
Gabriel Fauré0:56
23Le jardin clos, op. 106: III. La messagère
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106: 3. La messagère
lyricist:
Charles van Lerberghe
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106
Gabriel Fauré1:48
24Le jardin clos, op. 106: IV. Je me poserai sur ton cœur
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106: 4. Je me poserai sur ton coeur
lyricist:
Charles van Lerberghe
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106
Gabriel Fauré1:41
25Le jardin clos, op. 106: V. Dans la nymphée
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106: 5. Dans la Nymphée
lyricist:
Charles van Lerberghe
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106
Gabriel Fauré2:32
26Le jardin clos, op. 106: VI. Dans la pénombre
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106: 6. Dans la pénombre
lyricist:
Charles van Lerberghe
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106
Gabriel Fauré1:22
27Le jardin clos, op. 106: VII. Il m'est cher, Amour, le bandeau
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106: 7. Il m'est cher, amour, le bandeau
lyricist:
Charles van Lerberghe
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106
Gabriel Fauré1:23
28Le jardin clos, op. 106: VIII. Inscription sur le sable
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 Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106: 8. Inscription sur le sable
lyricist:
Charles van Lerberghe
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Le Jardin clos, op. 106
Gabriel Fauré1:50

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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)
discography entry:http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/al.asp?al=CDA67334 [info]

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part of:The Complete Songs of Gabriel Fauré (number: 2) (order: 2)
The Hyperion French Song Edition (order: 15)