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Carlo Colombara (bass) & Rani Calderon (piano) This CD presents a collection of French art songs – mélodies - covering a wide range of emotional and stylistic content from Fauré to Ibert. The French declamatory style emphasizes the text rather than the melody, but it is the piano part where the beauty of the music can shine through, both in the rich textures employed and in the special harmonies. This is particularly evident in the songs by Henri Duparc. The three songs by Ravel were his last works. Carlo Colombara has been a regular guest at the leading opera houses in Italy and abroad. He has worked with the most renowned conductors, such as Sir Colin Davis, Carlo Maria Giulini, Vladimir Jurowski, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Sinopoli and Sir Georg Solti. Critics in Italy and abroad have praised his stylistic versatility and the dark timbre and the colourful diversity of Colombara’s voice makes him one of the most sought-after basses of our time. “The other find of the evening was Carlo Colombara, a bass making his New York debut as Mocenigo. Mr. Colombara's sound is deep and rounded, and he projected Mocenigo's malign character powerfully but without forcing it.” New York Times | 
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| |  | Fauré - La Chanson d'Eve and other songs
Fauré: | Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1 No. 1 Chanson du pêcheur Op. 4 No. 1 Rêve d'amour, Op. 5 No. 2 Hymne Op. 7 No. 2 Aubade, Op. 6 No. 1 Barcarolle Op. 7 No. 3 Toujours!, Op. 21 No. 2 Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 Le secret Op. 23 No. 3 Aurore, Op. 39 No. 1 Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4 En prière Les présents Op. 46 No. 1 La chanson d'Ève, Op. 95 Spleen, Op. 51 No. 3 (Verlaine) Green, Op. 58 No. 3 (Verlaine) En sourdine, Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine) Mandoline, Op. 58 No. 1 (Verlaine) Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 |
Janet Baker (mezzo soprano) & Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Fauré - The Complete Songs - 1
Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Stella Doufexis (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Christopher Maltman, Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Chausson: | La Caravane Le temps des lilas Les Heures La Chanson perpétuelle | Debussy: | Ariettes Oubliées - six songs Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire Trois Chansons de Bilitis | Fauré: | Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1 No. 1 Mai Op. 1 No. 2 Chanson du pêcheur Op. 4 No. 1 Lydia, Op. 4 No. 2 Rêve d'amour, Op. 5 No. 2 Tristesse, Op. 6 No. 2 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 Automne, Op. 18 No. 3 Poème d'un jour Op. 21 3 Songs, Op. 23 Aurore, Op. 39 No. 1 Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4 Nocturne, Op. 43 No. 2 Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 Spleen, Op. 51 No. 3 (Verlaine) Cinq Melodies ‘de Venise', Op. 58 Prison, Op. 83 No. 1 | Poulenc: | Montparnasse | Ravel: | Histoires naturelles |
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Gabriel Fauré - Mélodies
Marilyn Schmiege, Donald Sulzen | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Fauré - Chansons Vol. 3
Sarah Walker, Tom Krause & Malcolm Martineau (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 weeks. |
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| |  | Faure - Requiem & Songs
Barbara Bonney, Hakan Hagegard Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Seiji Ozawa | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Mr. Rigoletto: My Life in Music
Louis Quilico, Christina Petrowska Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Trieste Philharmonic, Uri Mayer, Jesús Lopez-Cobos, Thomas Schippers, Knud Andersson, Jean Ashworth Bartle | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Fauré: Romance Sans Paroles
Fauré: | Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Trois Romances sans paroles, Op. 17 : III. Andante moderato Sicilienne, Op. 78 Le secret Op. 23 No. 3 Ici-bas ! Op. 8 No. 3 Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 Aurore, Op. 39 No. 1 Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) Poème d'un jour Op. 21 Chanson du pêcheur Op. 4 No. 1 En sourdine, Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine) Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 Au cimetière, Op. 51 No. 2 En Priere Chant d'automne Op. 5 No. 1 Nocturne, Op. 43 No. 2 |
Thérèse Ryan (cello), Francine Chabot (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Naturally Fauré
Fauré: | Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Trois Romances sans paroles, Op. 17 : III. Andante moderato Le secret Op. 23 No. 3 Sicilienne, Op. 78 Ici-bas ! Op. 8 No. 3 Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 Aurore, Op. 39 No. 1 Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) Poème d'un jour Op. 21 Chanson du pêcheur Op. 4 No. 1 En sourdine, Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine) Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 Au cimetière, Op. 51 No. 2 En Priere Chant d'automne Op. 5 No. 1 Nocturne, Op. 43 No. 2 Andantino for Piano Trio Sicilienne, Op. 78 |
Francine Chabot (piano), Stéphane Lemelin (piano), Benoît Loiselle (cello), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (piano), Anne Robert (violin), Thérèse Ryan (cello), Alain Trudel (trombone), Stéphane Lemelin (piano), Benoît Loiselle (cello), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (piano), Anne Robert (violin), Thérèse Ryan (cello), Alain Trudel (trombone) Gabriel Fauré composed over 100 songs which, among all his works, best capture the spirit of his time. Naturally Fauré features a number of these songs transcribed for cello and piano, including the well-known Après un rêve , Les berceaux, Clair de lune, and En prière. Also featured on this recording are Romance sans paroles Op. 17, No. 3, Sicilienne, Op. 78, and Élégie , Op. 24. Bonus material includes a transcription for trombone and piano of the Sicilienne , and the Andantino from the Piano Trio , Op. 120 - a profound work composed at the end of Fauré’s life. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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