Choir & Organ,
Sept/Oct. 2001
(***** evaluation)
In the 20 years since its formation, the Vasari
Singers have shown themselves to be a versatile ensemble of enormous calibre.
This recital of 19th- and early 20th-century French music not only extends their
recorded repertoire, but adds further to their well deserved reputation. The
singing is finely controlled throughout, with attention paid to melodic beauty,
intonation and ensemble in a carefully crafted programme of contrasting pieces
which show the choir at its best.
Conducted by Jeremy Backhouse
Jeremy Filsell - piano
Soloists (Track 1-3 & 12-14):
Fiona Eldridge - soprano
Julia Field
Julia Field - alto
David Jackson
David Jackson - tenor
James Cross - bass
Soloists (Track 8):
Fiona Eldridge - soprano
Simon Burges - tenor
| Trois Chansons de Charles d’Orléans (1898-1908) | Claude Debussy (1898-1918) | |
| 1. | Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder | |
| 2. | Quant j’ai ouy le tambourin sonner | |
| 3. | Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villain | |
| 4. | Sérénade d’hiver | Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) |
| 5. | Les Norwègiennes | Léon Delibes (1836-1891) |
| Deux Chansons, op. 68 | Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) | |
| 6. | Calme des nuits | |
| 7. | Les Fleurs et les arbres | |
| 8. | Baïlèro (‘Chants d’Auvergne’) | Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957) |
| 9. | L’Amour de moi | Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957) |
| 10. | Madrigal, op. 35 (1883) | Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) |
| 11. | Pavane, op. 50 (1887) | Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) |
| Trois Chansons (1916) | Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) | |
| 12. | Nicolette | |
| 13. | Trois beaux Oiseaux du Paradis | |
| 14. | Ronde | |
| 15. | Les Nymphes des bois | Léo Delibes (1836-1891) |
| 16. | Hymne au printemps | Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) |
| Chansons des bois d'Amaranthe | Jules Massenet (1842-1912) | |
| 17. | O bon Printemps | |
| 18. | Oiseau des bois | |
| 19. | Chères Fleurs | |
| 20. | O Ruisseau | |
| 21. | Chantez! |
Total Time = 77.03
Recorded at the Great Hall, Dulwich College, London, 25-27 February 2000
GUILD MUSIC: GMCD 7199 (released 2000)