Fauré: La Chanson d'Eve and other songs [Import]

Gabriel Faure (Composer), Janet Baker (Performer), Geoffrey Parsons (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Janet Baker, Geoffrey Parsons
• Composer: Gabriel Faure
• Audio CD (March 23, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Hyperion UK
• ASIN: B000002ZLC
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,466 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1, No. 1

2. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Chanson du pecheur (Lamento), Op. 4, No. 1

3. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Reve d'amour, Op. 5, No. 2

4. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Apres un reve, Op. 7, No. 1

5. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Hymne, Op. 7, No. 2

6. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Aubade, Op. 6, No. 1

7. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Barcarolle, Op. 7, No. 3

8. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Toujours! Op. 21, No. 2

9. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Les Berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1

10. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Le Secret, Op. 23, No. 3

11. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Aurore, Op. 39, No. 1

12. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Les Roses d'lspahan, Op. 39, No. 4

13. En Priere Op.46 No.1

14. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Les Presents, Op. 46, No. 1

15. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Paradis

16. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Prima verba

17. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Roses ardentes

18. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Comme Dieu rayonne...

19. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: L'aube blanche

20. La Chanson d'Eve And Other Songs: Eau vivante

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfectly Lovely Recital, May 21, 2003

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Neil A. Dellar "parsifal01" (McLean, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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Dame Janet is in lovely voice, perfectly suited to these autumnal songs. As usual, her diction and accent are exemplary.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another beautiful recital from Dame Janet Baker's autumnal phase, February 8, 2009

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Ralph Moore "Ralph operaphile" (Bishop's Stortford, UK) - See all my reviews
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What a relief to turn to this disc after the disappointing Hyperion effort with Vol. 4 of Fauré's songs and mélodies. In my review of that sad disc, I suggest looking to artists such as Janet Baker for the correct voice and style - and here is the proof. It is true that there are some signs of wear in the middle of the voice - a little permanent huskiness, perhaps - but the top rings out as round and full as ever with that peculiarly plaintive and expressive timbre so typical of her - listen to her go for the top A-flat in "Toujours" (track 8). Her French is better than ever and while she brings the utmost delicacy to the more fragile songs, this is not the whispy, breathy, precious style of singing French art songs so easily satirised but rather a heartfelt and committed interpretation of material strong enough to take it.

If you do speak French, I exhort you to ignore Dr Coulardeau's review; it is nonsense. Similarly, it is quite untrue that Baker's voice "has gotten fat and has a distinct wobble", as another reviewer suggests; quite the reverse, in fact: it has dried out a bit. I have been listening to Baker for years, live and on disc, and I am certain that, even allowing for the slight deterioration I mention above, this recital forms a lovely postlude to a distinguished recording career by a much-loved artist.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good collection of French songs, May 29, 2000

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Jody Palm "bookgoddess" (Greeneville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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Dame Janet Baker is in fine voice on this CD of French art songs by Faure. I like Faure songs, they have more substance than most French art songs, and Ms. Baker's full mezzo voice is just my cup of tea for these songs.

OK, so I don't particularly care for the Songs of Eve of the CD's title, but there are plenty of other songs here to love. For example, some of the standards like Apres un reve, Les Roses d'Ispahan, Mandoline.

There are also some I heard for the first time and fell in love with, like Les Berceaux, Toujours!, Aurore, and En priere.

If you like the whispy, soft French art songs, you probably won't like this CD. But if you like full-throated singing of French songs, you'll be pleased with this CD.