Reflexions de France
A Recital of French Songs
# THCD-38
Claudine Carlson, mezzo-soprano
Robert Hunter, piano
Claudine Carlson brings her rich and colorful voice to this varied collection of French songs. The Ravel song cycle about animals is unique in the literature, evocative and humorous. The lighter material contains beloved Parisian cabaret songs, in addition to music by Poulenc and others.
Reynaldo Hahn
L'Heure exquise (Verlaine)
Francis Poulenc
01 Avant le Cinma (Guillaume Apollinaire)
02 Carte postale (Apollinaire)
03 La Grenouillre (Apollinaire)
04 Les Chemins de l'Amour (Jean Anouilh)
Maurice Ravel: Histories Naturelles (Jules Renard)
05 Le Paon
06 Le Grillon
07 Le Cygne
08 Le Martn-pecheur
09 La Pintade
Charles Koechlin
10 Si tu le veux, Op. 5, No. 5 (M. de Marsan)
Gabriel Faure
11 Clair de lune, Op. 46, No. 2 (Paul Verlaine)
12 Automne, Op. 18, No. 3 (Armande Silvestre)
Erik Satie: Trois Melodies
13 La Statue de Bronze
14 Dapheneo
15 Le Chaplier
Reynaldo Hahn
16 Si mes vers avaient des ailes (Victor Hugo)
Charles Trenet
17 Douce France
Pierre Dudan
18 Clopin-clopant
Charles Trenet
19 La Route enchante