Fauré - Mirages, Op. 113
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Vocal » Chansons & Mélodies
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He is a stylish, cultured performer and is as fine an advocate for Fauré’s mélodies as any of the best. Recommended for those who love indulging in French song at its finest. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Winners, Winner - Song
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How can one resist the combination of Marianne Crebassa’s attractive voice and a selection of French song, especially Debussy’s Chansons de Bilitis and three Veraline songs? As for Ravel’s Shéhérazade,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 28th October 2017, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Solo Vocal
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Williams’s voice, with its smooth production and clear, unforced high notes, is well suited to the French mélodie, while his pronunciation is excellent. The Poulenc and Honegger songs are particularly... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
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Fauré: La Bonne Chanson - l'Horizon Chimérique - Ballade - Mélodies
Stéphane Degout (baritone), Alain Planès (piano)
His voice has darkened a bit of late, with a hint of metal has crept into the sound, though his upper registers still soar easily and his colouristic range remains exceptional...Highly recommended. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Fauré: Integrale des Melodies pour Voix et Piano
Complete Songs for Voice & Piano
Hélène Guilmette (soprano), Olivier Godin (piano), Antonio Figueroa (tenor), Marc Boucher (baritone), Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano)
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Fauré - The Complete Songs - 1
Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy (sopranos), Stella Doufexis (mezzo), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Christopher Maltman, Stephen Varcoe (baritones), Graham Johnson (piano)
Few singers would give over a whole evening to Fauré's songs on the concert platform, and choosing a way of presenting them on disc obviously poses problems. Previous sets had all the songs... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2005, Editor's Choice
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Fauré: The Complete Songs Vol. 3
Lorna Anderson, Louise Kemény, Isobel Buchanan, Janis Kelly (sopranos), Sarah Connolly, Ann Murray (mezzos), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), John Chest, William Dazeley (baritones), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Lorna Anderson displays outstanding control in a triptych reflecting wounded love…Martineau is predictably outstanding throughout, with deft pacing and his finely-judged gradations of touch... —
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Special offer. Mens Songs Womens Voice
A fascinating recital of songs by male composers, based on poetry by women.
Georgine Resick (soprano) and Warren Jones (piano)
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Smith’s dark, low mezzo is unusual and striking in this repertory, and heightens the emotionally ambivalent mood both of Mirages itself and of the early, effusive Poème d’un jour…however, one... —
