Musique Française Pour Choeur Mixte

AL 30 757 x001A French Music for Mixed Choir Those who love choral singing often lament not knowing how to go about finding, among the heaps of scores written for multiple singers, the rare gem whose discovery would intensify theenjoyment of singing together. What unknown treasure might bring a programme the touch of originality that makes it stand out? As the fruit of long and hard research on the subject, this anthology of French pieces for choir is onewe hope will go down in history. The first section is made up of original works written for choral ensemble: Gabriel Fauré_x001A_s Op. 35 Madrigal exhales a melancholy sensuality that is shared to some degree by Reynaldo Hahn_x001A_s Rondelsx001A and within this Renaissance pastiche lies a real masterpiece, _x001A_Gardez le trait de la fenêtrex001A. Le Ballet des ombres, written by a young Berlioz, drinks from the whimsical source of Romanticism (Herder). The second sectionassembles choral transcriptions of melodies: such as Beau soir by Debussy and Deux Prières by Milhaud: along with excellent arrangements like: Choral inappétissant: extracted from Satie's piano in Sports et divertissements. Atreasure trove of pure delight.