Singing in French, volume 2 - lower voices

Aimed at English speaking singers, the beautifully presented SINGING IN FRENCH anthologies are a complete introduction to the French language and stylistic guide to French classical art song, known as Mélodie. Each anthology of songs is carefully annotated making extensive use of the International Phonetic Alphabet to guide pronunciation. The songs in this second volume are chosen as the basis of a developing repertoire. They cover a variety of composers and periods and each is still popular on the modern professional concert platform. The songs included are: Mozart – Dans un bois solitaire et sombre, Berlioz – Villanelle, Gounod – Le soir, Sérénade, Franck – Nocturne, Saint-Saëns – Chanson triste, Fauré – Après un rêve, Au bord de l'eau, Les berceaux, Clair de lune, Nell, Sylvie, Prison, Les roses d'Ispahan, Duparc – Extase, Chausson – Le colibri, Sérénade italienne, Debussy – Beau soir, Mandoline, Romance, Satie – Je te veux, Ravel – Sainte