FAURÉ, RAVEL AND POULENC

The French Album

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Wolfgang Sawallisch (piano), Soloists from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gabriel Fauré: La Bonne Chanson op. 61 for voice, two violins, viola, cello, doublebass and piano

1. Une Sainte en son auréole

2. Puisque Taube grandit

3. La lune blanche luit dans les bois

4. J’allais par des chemins perfides

5. J’ai presque peur, en verite

6. Avant que tu ne t’en ailles

7. Done, ce sera par un clair jour d’été

8. N’est-ce pas?

9. L’hiver a cessé

Maurice Ravel: Chansons Madécasses for voice, flute, cello and piano

10. Nahandove, 6 belle Nahandove!

11. Aoua! Aoua!

12. Il est deux de se coucher

Francis Poulenc: Le Bal Masqué for baritone and chamber ensemble

13. Préambule et air de Bravoure

14. Intermède

15. Malvina

16. Bagatelle

17. La dame aveugle

18. Finale

When he sadly died earlier this year, the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau left behind an amazing legacy of recordings. This CD features three relative rarities by French composers from the turn of the 20th century: La Bonne Chanson op. 61 by Gabriel Fauré, the Chansons Madécasses by Maurice Ravel, and Le Bal Masqué by Francis Poulenc.

The music is performed by Fischer-Dieskau with eleven soloists from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, including the violinist Thomas Brandis, flautist Karlheinz Zöller, and the clarinettist Karl Leister. The pianist is Wolfgang Sawallisch, who although a highly regarded instrumentalist in his own right, is particularly renowned as one of the leading conductors of the time.

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