Gabriel Faure - The Complete Songs Volume 3 High Voice Book/Ola

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Gabriel Faure - Complete Songs Volume 3 High Voice Book and Online Audio

The Complete Verlaine Settings

Authoritative high voice edition of Faure’s most important art songs, combining scholarly accuracy with performer-focused insight.

Gabriel Faure Complete Songs Volume 3 for High Voice brings together some of the most significant works from the heart of his vocal output. This volume includes the three individual Verlaine settings Claire de lune, Spleen, and Prison, the Op. 58 Venetian Songs, and the complete song cycle La Bonne Chanson.

These seventeen settings of Paul Verlaine represent a major stylistic turning point in Fauré’s compositional career and are widely regarded as cornerstones of the art song repertoire. Edited as part of the acclaimed Complete Songs series, this edition balances rigorous scholarship with practical performance needs, drawing on extensive study of original manuscripts and early printed sources.

The score reflects Fauré’s own performance-informed approach to editing, alongside interpretative insights from musicians who worked directly with him and from documented performance practices. Designed to support confident, informed interpretation, this volume is ideal for advanced singers, accompanists, and educators seeking an authoritative high voice edition with online audio support. 136 pages.

Contents Includes:

General and reference material
General Preface
Preface to Volume 3
Préface générale
Préface au 3e volume
Allgemeines Vorwort
Vorwort zu Band 3
Index of Songs 
Poetic texts 
Select Bibliography 

Songs Include:

1. Clair de Lune (Menuet) ‘Votre âme est un paysage choisi’
   Op. 46 No. 2
   Original key g minor, B minor, C minor
   Key in this edition C minor
   Vocal range g' to g''

2. Spleen ‘Il pleure dans mon cœur’
   Op. 51 No. 3
   Original key D minor
   Key in this edition E minor
   Vocal range e' to fis''

3. Prison ‘Le ciel est, pardessus le toit’
   Op. 68 No. 1
   Original key E flat minor
   Key in this edition E minor
   Vocal range e' to g''

4. Cinq mélodies ‘de Venise’ Op. 58

4.1 Mandoline ‘Les donneurs de sérénades’
Op. 58 No. 1
Original key G major
Key in this edition A major
Vocal range e' to fis''

4.2 En Sourdine ‘Calmes dans le demi-jour’
Op. 58 No. 2
Original key E flat major
Key in this edition F sharp major
Vocal range dis' to fis''

4.3 Green ‘Voici des fruits, des fleurs’
Op. 58 No. 3
Original key G flat major
Key in this edition A flat major
Vocal range dis' to as''

4.4 À Clymène ‘Mystiques barcarolles’
Op. 58 No. 4
Original key E minor
Key in this edition E minor
Vocal range d' to g''

4.5 C’est l’extase ‘C’est l’extase langoureuse’
Op. 58 No. 5
Original key D flat major
Key in this edition E flat major
Vocal range d' to ges''

5. La Bonne Chanson Op. 61

5.1 Une Sainte en son auréole
Op. 61 No. 1
Original key A flat major
Key in this edition A flat major
Vocal range es' to fes''

5.2 Puisque l’aube grandit
Op. 61 No. 2
Original key G major
Key in this edition G major
Vocal range c' to fis''

5.3 La lune blanche luit dans les bois
Op. 61 No. 3
Original key F sharp major
Key in this edition F sharp major
Vocal range d' to fis''

5.4 J’allais par des chemins perfides
Op. 61 No. 4
Original key F sharp minor
Key in this edition F sharp minor
Vocal range e' to fis''

5.5 J’ai presque peur, en vérité
Op. 61 No. 5
Original key E minor
Key in this edition E minor
Vocal range c' to fis''

5.6 Avant que tu ne t’en ailles
Op. 61 No. 6
Original key D flat major
Key in this edition D flat major
Vocal range d' to ges''

5.7 Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d’été
Op. 61 No. 7
Original key B flat major
Key in this edition B flat major
Vocal range f' to fis''

5.8 N’est-ce pas? ‘Nous irons, gais et lents’
Op. 61 No. 8
Original key G major
Key in this edition G major
Vocal range d' to fis''

5.9 L’hiver a cessé ‘La lumière est tiède’
Op. 61 No. 9
Original key B flat major
Key in this edition B flat major
Vocal range cis' to g''