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Susan Graham: "Fêtes galantes" by Reynaldo Hahn

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Uploaded by on Jul 19, 2011

Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947)

"Fêtes galantes" 1892 (poème de Paul Verlaine, 1844-1896)

Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Roger Vignoles, piano
1998

"Mandoline"
Les donneurs de sérénades
Et les belles écouteuses
Échangent des propos fades
Sous les ramures chanteuses.

C'est Tircis et c'est Aminte,
Et c'est l'éternel Clitandre,
Et c'est Damis qui pour mainte
Cruelle fit maint vers tendre.

Leurs courtes vestes de soie,
Leurs longues robes à queues,
Leur élégance, leur joie
Et leurs molles ombres bleues,

Tourbillonent dans l'extase
D'une lune rose et grise,
Et la mandoline jase
Parmi les frissons de brise.

text in English: http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=16295
auf Deutsch: http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=79054

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  • Susan has a very pleasing, feminine voice. Having heard her live singing a male role in the early Mozart opera Lucia Silla, however, I would have to say that her voice is less appropriate for those roles.

  • Lovely singing.TY o for posting.

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