Fauré: The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 - Dans un parfum de roses

This fourth—and final—instalment in our series encompassing all Fauré’s songs takes as its title a line from La chanson d’Ève, the matchless cycle which confirmed its composer’s status as the master of French song and which concludes the Hyperion intégrale.

As with preceding volumes, Graham Johnson has employed a range of artists—the very finest interpreters of French song that could be found. Generous commentaries are provided for each song along with the original poems and English translations.

An alphabetical index to this four-disc cycle is printed in the booklet.

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GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
‘There are songs of a fragrance, ambiguity and vision unique to Fauré and all the singers involved in this glorious project, while not always in their first radiance and purity of voice, never lose th ...
‘This completes Hyperion's recording of all Fauré's songs master-minded by Graham Johnson with a quintet of specialist singers: Jennifer Smith, Felicity Lott, Geraldine McGreevy, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt ...
‘The sound is warm and initimate and Johnson's comprehensive notes are packed with information on each song and its cultural surround. In all this series has proved an impressive achievement, demonstr ...