The Art of French Song Volume 2 (Medium/Low Voice)
Complete with translations and guidance on pronunciation
Those interested in French music have often had reason to be grateful to Roger Nichols; his writings on Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen and Poulenc are indispensable to themusic lover.
Nichols now turns his attentions to the mélodie, where it is his mission to encourage singers to explore beyond the well-trodden paths of French song. In these two anthologies he does not ignore masterpieces by composers of the stature of Fauré and Duparc, but sets them alongside music - almost impossible to find elsewhere in print - by such under-estimated figures asReber, Viardot, Massé and Paladilhe.
Even the more celebrated songs are often not easily found in practical editions, which makes thisselection an ideal starting point for wider exploration. In each of these volumes the songs appear in the chronological order of their composer´s birth, but Nichols somehow contrives a line-up of music which seems delightfully arbitrary at the same time as carefully designed to enrich everyone´s understanding of the mélodie. The books also contain a remarkable amount of scholarship, lightly worn and pithily expressed.
As well as complete translations of the songs, there is a useful and concise introduction on singing in French, together with an illuminating historical note and critical commentary; and Nichols gives full due to thepoets who were of crucial importance in the development of the mélodie tradition.
- ISBN / ISMN / UPC:
- 9790577081632
產品介紹
Contents :
Reber Guitare
GounodLe soir
Gounod Le premier jour demai
Viardot Les deux roses
Viardot La mésange
Franck Nocturne
Massé Souvenirs
Lalo Chant Breton
Saint-Saëns Chansontriste
Bizet Vieille chanson
Massenet Madrigal
Massenet Ouvre tesyeux bleus
Chabrier Les cigales
Paladilhe Sonnet de Pétrarque
FauréAutomne
Fauré Le secret
Duparc La vie antérieure
ChaussonNocturne
Debussy Le jet d'eau
Satie Sylvie
Séverac Philis
Honegger Automne
Poulenc Fleurs