La Procession: Eighty Years of French Song

~ Release by Stephen Varcoe, Graham Johnson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1La Chanson de Maître Floh
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
La Chanson de Maître Floh (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Henri Blaze de Bury
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer) (in 1839)
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:33
2Oh ! quand je dors
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Oh! quand je dors, S. 282/1 (for voice and piano, first version) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Franz Liszt (in 1842)
Franz Liszt5:13
3Ô ma belle rebelle
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Ô ma belle rebelle (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Jean-Antoine de Baïf
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1855)
Charles Gounod2:51
4Bonjour, Suzon !
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Bonjour, Suzon ! (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Alfred de Musset
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer) (in 1861)
Léo Delibes2:44
5Douce mer
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Douce Mer, op. 21 no. 14 (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Alphonse de Lamartine
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1866)
part of:
Hugh Macdonald Catalogue (Bizet GB #s) (number: GB 80) and Winton Dean Catalogue (Bizet WD #s) (number: WD 74)
part of:
Vingt mélodies, op. 21
Georges Bizet3:20
6Le Cigale et la fourmi
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
La Cigale et la fourmi (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Jean de La Fontaine
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1868)
is based on:
La Cigale et la Fourmi
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:56
7Souvenir
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Souvenir (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Édouard Lalo (composer) (in 1872)
Édouard Lalo2:49
8Si tu veux, Mignonne
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Si tu veux, Mignonne (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Claude Boyer
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1876)
Jules Massenet2:26
9Phidylé
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Phidylé (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Leconte de Lisle
composer:
Henri Duparc (composer) (in 1882)
Henri Duparc5:40
10La Procession
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
La Procession (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Auguste Brizeux (French poet)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (from 1888 until 1889)
dedicated to:
Charlotte Danner
publisher:
Éditions Alphonse Leduc (in 1892) and The Boston Music Company (in 1914)
premiered at:
Société nationale de musique in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1889-04-27)
part of:
Franck Werke Verzeichnis (number: 88)
César Franck5:03
11L'Île heureuse
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
L'Île heureuse (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Éphraïm Mikhaël
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1889)
part of:
Mélodies (6), for voice and piano
Emmanuel Chabrier3:13
12En sourdine
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Chansons grises: No. 4. En sourdine (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Reynaldo Hahn (composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Chansons grises
Reynaldo Hahn3:47
13Dans la forêt du charme et de l'enchantement
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Dans la forêt du charme et de l’enchantement, op. 36 no. 2 (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
premiered in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1900-01-27)
lyricist:
Jean Moréas
composer:
Ernest Chausson (composer) (in 1898)
part of:
2 Mélodies, op. 36
Ernest Chausson2:59
14Dans la forêt de Septembre
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Dans la forêt de septembre, op. 85 no. 1 (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Catulle Mendès
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1902)
Gabriel Fauré3:35
15Fascination
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Fascination (original French version) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Maurice de Féraudy (in 1905)
composer:
Fermo Dante Marchetti (in 1904)
Fermo Dante Marchetti4:45
16Sur l'herbe
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Sur l'herbe (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1907)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 53)
Maurice Ravel2:17
17Auprès de cette grotte sombre
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Trois Chansons de France, L. 102, CD 115 : II. La Grotte: Auprès de cette grotte sombre (for voice and piano) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Tristan l'Hermite (French poet and dramatist)
composer:
Claude Debussy (in 1904)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-05-15)
part of:
Trois Chansons de France, L. 102, CD 115 (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy2:21
18Trois poèmes d'amour
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Trois poèmes d'amour (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Erik Satie (French composer)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1914)
Erik Satie2:19
19Chanson de fol
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Chanson de fol (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Paul Fort
composer:
Arthur Honegger (composer) (in 1917)
Arthur Honegger0:57
20Le Bestiaire
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a: No. 4. Le Serpent (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire
composer:
Louis Durey (composer)
part of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a
recording of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a: No. 6. Le Lion (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire
composer:
Louis Durey (composer)
part of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a
recording of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a: No. 11. L'Éléphant (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire
composer:
Louis Durey (composer)
part of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a
recording of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a: No. 13. La Mouche (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire
composer:
Louis Durey (composer)
part of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a
recording of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a: No. 22. La Colombe (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire
composer:
Louis Durey (composer)
part of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a
recording of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a: No. 23. Le Paon (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire
composer:
Louis Durey (composer)
part of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a
recording of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a: No. 24. Le Hibou (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire
composer:
Louis Durey (composer)
part of:
Le Bestiaire, op. 17a
Louis Durey6:10
21Marie Laurencin
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recorded at:
St. Paul’s Church (New Southgate) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
recording of:
Marie Laurencin (from 1987-02-28 until 1987-03-01)
lyricist:
Jean Cocteau
composer:
Georges Auric (composer) (in 1919)
Georges Auric1:19

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part of:The Hyperion French Song Edition (order: 1)