The Complete Songs of Fauré, Vol. 1 Malcolm Martineau

• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): 2 Songs, Op. 1:
• 1 2 Songs, Op. 1: No. 1, Le papillon et la fleur 02:21
• 2 2 Songs, Op. 1: No. 2, Mai 02:16
• Poème d’un jour, Op. 21:
• 3 Poème d’un jour, Op. 21: No. 1, Rencontre 02:00
• 4 Poème d’un jour, Op. 21: No. 2, Toujours! 01:12
• 5 Poème d’un jour, Op. 21: No. 3, Adieu 02:29
• 2 Songs, Op. 4:
• 6 2 Songs, Op. 4: No. 2, Lydia 03:00
• 3 Songs, Op. 6:
• 7 3 Songs, Op. 6: No. 2, Tristesse in C Minor 02:47
• 2 Songs, Op. 2:
• 8 2 Songs, Op. 2: No. 1, Dans les ruines d’une abbaye in A Major 01:50
• 3 Songs, Op. 18:
• 9 3 Songs, Op. 18: No. 2, Le voyageur 01:37
• 2 Songs, Op. 3:
• 10 2 Songs, Op. 3: No. 2, Sérénade toscane 02:54
• 3 Songs, Op. 23:
• 11 3 Songs, Op. 23: No. 1, Les berceaux in B-Flat Minor 02:46
• 2 Songs, Op. 4:
• 12 2 Songs, Op. 4: No. 1, La Chanson du pêcheur 03:25
• Vocalise No. 29:
• 13 Vocalise No. 29 02:29
• 3 Songs, Op. 6:
• 14 3 Songs, Op. 6: No. 3, Sylvie in F Major 02:36
• 3 Songs, Op. 7:
• 15 3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 1, Après un rêve 02:57
• Vocalise No. 20:
• 16 Vocalise No. 20 01:05
• 4 Songs, Op. 39:
• 17 4 Songs, Op. 39: No. 1, Aurore 02:28
• 18 4 Songs, Op. 39: No. 2, Fleur jetée 01:36
• 2 Songs, Op. 76:
• 19 2 Songs, Op. 76: No. 2, Arpège 02:27
• 2 Songs, Op. 2:
• 20 2 Songs, Op. 2: No. 2, Les matelots in E-Flat Major 01:30
• 2 Songs, Op. 27:
• 21 2 Songs, Op. 27: No. 2, La feé aux chansons 01:50
• 3 Songs, Op. 18:
• 22 3 Songs, Op. 18: No. 1, Nell 01:49
• Cinq mélodies, Op. 58:
• 23 Cinq mélodies, Op. 58: No. 1, Mandoline 01:51
• 24 Cinq mélodies, Op. 58: No. 2, En sourdine 03:10
• 25 Cinq mélodies, Op. 58: No. 3, Green 01:54
• 26 Cinq mélodies, Op. 58: No. 4, A Clymène 02:45
• 27 Cinq mélodies, Op. 58: No. 5, C’est l’extase 03:14
• Le Jardin Clos, Op. 106:
• 28 Le Jardin Clos, Op. 106: I. Exaucement 01:11
• 29 Le Jardin Clos, Op. 106: II. Quand tu plonges tes yeux dans mes yeux 01:02
• 30 Le Jardin Clos, Op. 106: III. La messagère 01:47
• 31 Le Jardin Clos, Op. 106: IV. Je me poserai sur ton coeur 02:05
• 32 Le Jardin Clos, Op. 106: V. Dans la nymphée 02:52
• 33 Le Jardin Clos, Op. 106: VI. Dans la pénombre 01:19
• 34 Le Jardin Clos, Op. 106: VII. Il m’est cher, Amour, le bandeau 01:24
• 35 Le Jardin Clos, Op. 106: VIII. Inscription sur le sable 02:23
• Total Runtime 01:16:21

Info for The Complete Songs of Fauré, Vol. 1

Pianist Malcolm Martineau brings together some of the UK’s finest singers for the first release in a new series charting the complete songs of French composer Gabriel Fauré. This follows Martineau’s well-received series of the complete Poulenc songs.

"This fine start to the cycle more than whets the appetite for future volumes." (BBC Music Magazine)

"The real revelation, though, comes from the American baritone John Chest, whose performance…blends superb dynamic control – his high mezza voce is remarkable – with deep commitment, flawless phrasing and an easy warmth of tone…Martineau’s playing, beautiful and fastidiously detailed, is, of course, the unifying factor: few have quite such an innate understanding of the way in which the smallest gestures of colour and nuance expose the depths of emotion in Fauré’s work. It all forms a most engaging start to the series" (Gramophone Magazine)

"Fauré’s music here benefits from [Martineau's] light but purposeful touch and mercurial responsiveness to the words of his singers – a team of eight, mixing experience and freshness...Martineau is in his element throughout, guiding the songs unerringly and keeping sensuality and simplicity in balance." (The Guardian)

The common factor, and driving power behind the series, is pianist Malcolm Martineau, whose softly probing pianism pulls together the miscellany of well-known singers, who range from the robust Nigel Cliffe, sweet counter tenor Iestyn Davies, radiant tenor Ben Johnson and wholesome Ann Murray, to the restful mellowness of Lorna Anderson, and the experienced musicianship of Janis Kelly and Joan Rodgers. A series to follow with keen interest" (The Scotsman)

"Make that five words: collaborative, sensive, virtuosic, insightful, indefatigable." (Classical Source)

Malcolm Martineau, piano
Ann Murray, mezzo
John Chest, baritone
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Nigel Cliffe, baritone
Ben Johnson, tenor
Lorna Anderson, soprano
Janis Kelly, soprano
Joan Rodgers, soprano

Malcolm Martineau
Recognised as one of the leading accompanists of his generation, he has worked with many of the world’s greatest singers including Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Janet Baker, Olaf Bär, Barbara Bonney, Ian Bostridge, Angela Gheorghiu, Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson, Della Jones, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager, Magdalena Kozena, Solveig Kringelborn, Jonathan Lemalu, Dame Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, Karita Mattila, Lisa Milne, Ann Murray, Anna Netrebko, Anne Sofie von Otter, Joan Rodgers, Amanda Roocroft, Michael Schade, Frederica von Stade, Sarah Walker and Bryn Terfel.

He has presented his own series at the Wigmore Hall (a Britten and a Poulenc series and Decade by Decade – 100 years of German Song broadcast by the BBC) and at the Edinburgh Festival (the complete lieder of Hugo Wolf). He has appeared throughout Europe (including London’s Wigmore Hall, Barbican, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Royal Opera House; La Scala, Milan; the Chatelet, Paris; the Liceu, Barcelona; Berlin’s Philharmonie and Konzerthaus; Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and the Vienna Konzerthaus and Musikverein), North America (including in New York both Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall), Australia (including the Sydney Opera House) and at the Aix en Provence, Vienna, Edinburgh, Schubertiade, Munich and Salzburg Festivals.

Recording projects have included Schubert, Schumann and English song recitals with Bryn Terfel (for Deutsche Grammophon); Schubert and Strauss recitals with Simon Keenlyside (for EMI); recital recordings with Angela Gheorghiu and Barbara Bonney (for Decca), Magdalena Kozena (for DG), Della Jones (for Chandos), Susan Bullock (for Crear Classics), Solveig Kringelborn (for NMA); Amanda Roocroft (for Onyx); the complete Fauré songs with Sarah Walker and Tom Krause; the complete Britten Folk Songs for Hyperion; the complete Beethoven Folk Songs for Deutsche Grammophon; the complete Poulenc songs for Signum; and Britten Song Cycles as well as Schubert’s Winterreise with Florian Boesch for Onyx. This season’s engagements include appearances with Simon Keenlyside, Magdalena Kozena, Dorothea Röschmann, Susan Graham, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Oliemanns, Kate Royal, Christiane Karg, Iestyn Davies, Florian Boesch and Anne Schwanewilms.

He was a given an honorary doctorate at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004, and appointed International Fellow of Accompaniment in 2009. Malcolm was the Artistic Director of the 2011 Leeds Lieder+ Festival.

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