Chausson Pome de lamour et de la mer et neuf mlodiesC 069-16217Product DetailsFormat:LPLabel:Path Marconi EMICatalog Number:C 069-16217Recording Locations & Dates:Salle de la Madeleine, Brussels (May 1977 Face 1) / Salle Wagram, Paris (Feb 1977 Face 2)OverviewErnest Chaussons evocativePome de lamour et de la merand a selection of nine mlodies find refined expression in this recital by Grard Souzay, one of the 20th centurys most poetic French baritones.Paired with his long-time collaborator Dalton Baldwin and joined by the Belgian Radio-Television Orchestra under Edgard Doneux, Souzay traverses Chaussons dreamy and melancholic sound world with extraordinary delicacy and insight.OnFace 1, the major workPome de lamour et de la mer, Op. 19 (with orchestral interlude), unfolds in three sweeping sections, set to poetry by Maurice Bouchor.Face 2offers nine exquisite mlodies for baritone and piano, highlighting texts by Maeterlinck, Gautier, Bouchor, Bourget, Leconte de Lisle, Silvestre, and others demonstrating Chaussons gift for lyric intimacy and spiritual nuance.Product FeaturesFeaturesGrard Souzay, one of Frances foremost interpreters of the mlodie traditionIncludes Chaussons orchestral song cyclePome de lamour et de la merDalton Baldwin, a renowned accompanist, offers his nuanced pianistic artistryHigh-fidelity analog recording from 1977 in two premiere European venuesA comprehensive selection of Chausson's most affecting mlodies, rarely compiled on a single LPTrack ListingFace 1 Pome de lamour et de la mer, Op. 19La fleur des eaux calme simplement allegro non troppoInterlude(orchestra only) lent et tristeLa mort de lamour vif et joyeux sombre et solennel lent et tristeFace 2 MlodiesOraison, Op. 24 No. 5 fromSerres chaudes(Maeterlinck)Les papillons, Op. 2 No. 3 (Gautier)Chanson damour, Op. 28 No. 2 from Shakespeare, trans. BouchorNanny, Op. 2 No. 1 fromPomes antiques(Leconte de Lisle)Nos souvenirs, Op. 8 No. 4 (Bouchor)Srnade italienne, Op. 2 No. 5 (Bourget)Le charme, Op. 2 No. 2 fromChanson des Heures(Silvestre)Cantique lpouse, Op. 36 No. 1 (Albert Jounet)Le colibri, Op. 2 No. 7 (Leconte de Lisle)Key CreditsBaritone:Grard SouzayPianist:Dalton BaldwinConductor (Face 1):Edgard DoneuxOrchestra (Face 1):Orchestre de la Radio-Tlvision BelgeRecording Engineers:Paul Vavasseur, Serge RmyArtistic Directors:Greco Casadesus, Eric MacleodPhotography:Grard NeuvecelleBOX #57