Ernest Chausson: 25 Selected Songs For Voice And Piano

Contents

• Nanny "No. 1 from Sept mélodies, Op. 2; Poem by Leconte de Lisle"
• Les papillons [Butterflies] "No. 3 from Sept mélodies, Op. 2; Poem by Théophile Gautier"
• Sérénade italienne [Italian serenade] "No. 5 from Sept mélodies, Op. 2; Poem by Paul Bourget"
• Nocturne "No. 1 from Quatre mélodies, Op. 8; Poem by Maurice Bouchor"
• Amour d'antan [To an old love] "No. 2 from Quatre mélodies, Op.; Poem by Maurice Bouchor"
• Printemps triste [Joyless spring] "No. 3 from Quatre mélodies, Op. 8; Poem by Maurice Bouchor"
• Nos souvenirs [Memories] "No. 4 from Quatre mélodies, Op. 8; Poem by Maurice Bouchor"
• La cigale [cicada] "No. 4 from Quatre mélodies, Op. 13; Poem by Leconte de Lisle"
• La caravane [The caravan] Op. 14; Poem by Théophile Gautier
• Le temps des lilas [The time of lilacs] "Closing section of "La mort de l'amour" -Part 3 of Poème de l'amour et de l mer; Op. 19; Poem by Murice Bouchor"
• Serre chaude [Greenhouse] "No. 1 from Serres chaudes, Op. 24; Poem by Maurice Maeterlinck"
• Serre d'ennui [Hothouse of ennui] "No. 2 from Serres chaudes, Op. 24; Poem by Maurice Maeterlinck"
• Lassitude "No. 3 from Serres chaudes, Op. 24; Poem by Maurice Maeterlinck"
• Fauves las [Wearied beasts] "No. 4 from Serres chaudes, Op 24; Poem by Maurice Maeterlinck"
• Oraison [A prayer] "No. 5 from Serres chaudes, Op 24; Poem by Maurice Maeterlinck"
• Lesheures [The hours] "No. 1 from Trois lieder, Op. 27; Poem by Camille Mauclair"
• Ballade "No. 2 from Trois lieder, Op. 27; Poem by Camille Mauclair"
• Les couronnes [Garlands] "No. 3 from Trois lieder, Op. 27; Poem by Camille Mauclair"
• Chanson de clowns [Song of the clowns] "No. 1 from Chansons de Shakespeare, Op. 28; Text by Maurice Bouchor, based on "Come away, come away, death" from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene iv"
• Chanson d'amour [Song of love] "No. 2 from Chansons de Shakespeare, Op. 28; Text by Maurice Bouchor, based on "Take, O! take those lips away" from William Shakespeare's Meaure for Measure, Act IV, Scene I"
• Chanson d'Ophèlia [Ophelia's song] "No. 3 from Chansons de Shakespeare, Op. 28; Text by Maurice Bouchor, based on "He is dead and gone, lady" from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act IV Scene v"
• La chanson bien douce [A very sweet song] "No. 1 from Deux poèmes, Op. 34; Poem by Paul Verlaine"
• Cantique à lépouse [A canticle for the wife] "No. 1 from Deux mélodies, Op. 36; Poem by Albert Jounet"
• Dans la forêt du charme et de l'enchantement [In the forest of charm and enchantment] "No. 2 from Deux mélodies, Op. 36; Poem by Jean Moréas"
• Chanson perpétuelle [Perpetual chanson] Op. 37; Poem by Charles Cros