

Graham Johnson is the expert accompanist, annotator, and major domo of what will be a four-volume series of Fauré’s complete songs, of which this is

This performance could have been a serious contender despite very strong competition, but it’s sabotaged by incompetently engineered sound that makes normal listening a chore.

Now here is some really fine singing, with overall performances of the difficult but ever-fascinating and involving Canticles as good as they’ve ever been done

Any baritone with the determination to take on Debussy’s songs must contend with the legacy of arguably their finest interpreter, Gérard Souzay. The young British

Most of these pieces were composed around the turn of the century when English composers were avidly interested in setting their songs with orchestral accompaniment.
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