Numbering more than 100 in total, and composed across a 60-year period, Gabriel Fauré’s songs form the single most influential contribution to the field of French art song. Despite their importance, the songs have long been riddled with misprints andinconsistencies. This first complete critical edition is based on study of hundreds of manuscript and printed sources, along with evidence and interpretative advice from artists who worked with Fauré. Above all, it is a practical edition, informed byextensive work with musicians in performances, masterclasses and workshops. This second volume comprises the songs of Fauré’s creative maturity, including popular favourites (Les Roses d’Ispahan, Clair de lune) alongside some lesser-known gems, together with his three vocal duets and the delightful four-voice Madrigal.

Contents

• Fauré: Accompagnement Op. 85 No. 3
• Fauré: Arpège, Op. 76 No. 2 (Samain)
• Fauré: Au cimetière, Op. 51 No. 2
• Fauré: Aurore, Op. 39 No. 1
• Fauré: C'est la paix Op. 114
• Fauré: Chanson de Melisande
• Fauré: Chanson Op. 94
• Fauré: Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2
• Fauré: Dans la forêt de septembre Op. 85 No. 1
• Fauré: En Priere
• Fauré: Fleur jetée, Op. 39 No. 2
• Fauré: La fleur qui va sur l'eau Op. 85 No. 2
• Fauré: La rose Op. 51 No. 4
• Fauré: Larmes Op. 51 No. 1
• Fauré: Le don silencieux Op. 92
• Fauré: Le parfum impérissable Op. 76 No. 1
• Fauré: Le pays des rêves Op. 39 No. 3
• Fauré: Le plus doux chemin Op. 87 No. 1
• Fauré: Le ramier Op. 87 No. 2
• Fauré: Les présents Op. 46 No. 1
• Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4
• Fauré: Madrigal Op. 35
• Fauré: Nocturne, Op. 43 No. 2
• Fauré: Noël Op. 43 No. 1
• Fauré: Pleurs d'or Op. 72
• Fauré: Prison, Op. 83 No. 1
• Fauré: Puisqu'ici-bas toute âme Op. 10 No. 1
• Fauré: Sérénade: Le bourgeois gentilhomme
• Fauré: Shylock Op. 57: Chanson & Madrigal
• Fauré: Soir Op. 83 No. 2
• Fauré: Spleen, Op. 51 No. 3 (Verlaine)
• Fauré: Tarentelle Op. 10 No. 2