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Mélodies Françaises

Gérard Souzay, Dalton Baldwin, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Ravel, Henri Duparc, Francis Poulenc, Charles Gounod, Emmanuel Chabrier, Georges Bizet, César Franck, Albert Roussel, Jacques Leguerney, Reynaldo Hahn

Label: Philips Classics
Catalog number: 438 964-2
Released: 1994
Country: Europe
Format: Compilation · Reissue · Remastered · Stereo
Barcode: 028943896429

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Why it matters

This collection gathers the work of several composers, brought to life through the collaborative performance of a celebrated singer and pianist. By presenting these pieces together, the recording captures a significant tradition of vocal artistry that remains a cornerstone of the French art song repertoire.

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Tracklist

What’s on it

Mélodies Françaises has 67 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

Gabriel Fauré
1-1La Bonne Chanson, op. 613:37
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Théophile Gautier
1-2I. Rencontre2:05
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Charles Grandmougin
1-5Les berceaux op.23 nº 12:51
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Sully Prudhomme
1-6Le secret, op23 nº 32:19
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Armand Silvestre
1-7Aurore, op.39 nº 12:08
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Armand Silvestre
1-8Fleur jetée op.39 nº 21:26
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Armand Silvestre
1-9La rose, op. 51 nº 4 (Ode anacréontique)2:10
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Leconte De Lisle
1-10Madrigal, op. 57 nº 21:11
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Edmond Haraucourt
1-11I. Mandoline1:37
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Paul Verlaine
1-16I. Une Sainte Et Son Auréole1:53
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Paul Verlaine
1-25Le parfum impérisable, op.76 nº 12:42
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Leconte De Lisle
1-26Arpège, op.76 nº 22:08
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Albert Samain
1-27Prison, op.83 nº 12:26
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Paul Verlaine
1-28Soir, op.83 nº 22:13
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Albert Samain
1-29Dans le fôret de septembre, op. 85 nº 13:16
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Catulle Mendès
1-30La fleur que va sur l'eau, op.85 nº 22:16
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Catulle Mendès
1-31Le don silencieux, op.922:06
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Jean Dominique
2-1VI. Eau vivante1:12
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Charles Van Lerberghe
2-3I. Exaucement1:19
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Charles Van Lerberghe
2-5Cgyne sur l'eau3:24
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La Baronne de Brimont
2-9La mer est infinie1:33
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Jean De La Ville Mirmont
Francis Poulenc
2-13I. Chanson Du Clair Tamis0:51
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Maurice Fombeure
2-19I. L'espionne1:38
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Guillaume Apollinaire
2-26I. Pablo Picasso2:32
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Paul Éluard
2-33I. Rayon Des Jeux1:06
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Paul Éluard
2-40IV. Air vif0:55
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Jean Moréas
2-41La grenouillère
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Guillaume Apollinaire
2-42I. Reine des mouettes0:48
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Louise de Vilmorin
2-43Priez pour paix2:30
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Charles d'Orléans
Maurice Ravel
3-1I. Chanson De La Mariée1:13
3-6I. D'Anne Qui Me Jecta De La Neige2:22
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Clément Marot
3-8Le Paon4:37
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Jules Renard
3-13Nahandove4:40
3-16Kaddisch4:41
3-18Chanson Romanesque2:04
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Paul Morand
3-21Les Grands Vents Venus D'Autre-Mer2:09
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Henri De Régnier
3-22Sainte2:22
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Stéphane Mallarmé
3-23Sur L'Herbe1:48
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Paul Verlaine
Jacques Leguerney
3-24Ma Douce Jouvence Est Passée2:19
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Pierre de Ronsard
Reynaldo Hahn
3-26L'Heure Exquise2:34
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Paul Verlaine
Henri Duparc
4-1L'Invitation Au Voyage4:21
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Charles Baudelaire
4-2Sérénade Florentine2:17
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Jean Lahor
4-3La Vague Et La Cloche5:43
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François Coppée
4-4Extase3:21
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Jean Lahor
4-5La Manoir De Rosemonde2:53
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Robert de Bonnières
4-6Lamento4:18
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Théophile Gautier
4-7La Vie Antérieure3:43
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Charles Baudelaire
4-8Testament3:13
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Armand Silvestre
4-9Phidylé5:28
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Leconte De Lisle
4-10Chanson Triste3:15
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Jean Lahor
4-11Élégie3:25
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Thomas Moore
4-12Soupir3:34
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Sully Prudhomme
Charles Gounod, Emmanuel Chabrier, Georges Bizet, César Franck et Albert Roussel
4-13L'absent3:49
Composed By
Charles Gounod
Words By
Charles Gounod
4-14Sérénade3:54
Composed By
Charles Gounod
Words By
Victor Hugo
4-15Les cigales2:51
Composed By
Emmanuel Chabrier
Words By
Rosemonde Gérard
4-16Chanson pour Jeanne3:36
Composed By
Emmanuel Chabrier
Words By
Catulle Mendès
4-17Chanson d'avril, op.212:03
Composed By
Georges Bizet
Words By
Louis Bouilhet
4-18Nocturne4:00
Composed By
César Franck
Words By
Louis De Fourcaud
4-19Le jardin mouillé, op.3 nº 33:07
Composed By
Albert Roussel
Words By
Henri De Régnier
4-20Le bachelier de Salamanque, op.201:38
Composed By
Albert Roussel
Words By
René Chalupt

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Released by Philips Classics in 1994, this compilation serves as a definitive survey of the French art song, or mélodie, tradition. It highlights the long-standing artistic partnership between the celebrated baritone Gérard Souzay and his accompanist Dalton Baldwin, who were instrumental in bringing this nuanced repertoire to international audiences during the mid-twentieth century.

The album curates a vast landscape of French composition, ranging from the Romantic lyricism of Fauré and Gounod to the more impressionistic and modern tonal palettes of Ravel, Poulenc, and Roussel. Critics and musicologists have long praised Souzay’s refined diction and his ability to capture the delicate, introspective nature of French poetry through music, making this collection a standard reference for students and admirers of the vocal chamber music genre.

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