15 Venetian Songs for Voice and Piano

Venetian Songs Op.22 is a cycle of four songs for High Voice and Piano by Ian Venables setting the inspiring texts of John Addington Symonds.Venables has allowed the texts of Symonds' poetry to guide these sensitive settings rich in musical imagery to illuminate the words. The music moves between moments of intense anguish and despair to expressions of pure beauty and allusions to the delicacy of nature.The cycle received its first performance in March 1995 at Clifton Hill House Bristol - formerly the Symonds' family home and now Bristol University's principal Halls Of Residence. The performance was organised as part of the formal celebrationsmarking the opening of the Gothic Library.

The Complete Verlaine Settings (1887–1894) Critical edition-Gabriel Fauré’s seventeen settings of the poetry of Paul Verlaine mark the biggest single stylistic leap of his compositional career and arguably one of the high points of the entire art song repertoire. The present edition contains the three individual settings Claire de lune Spleen and Prison together with the Op. 58 “Venetian” Songs and the magnificient cycle La Bonne Chanson. With its focus both practical and scholarly this new Complete Edition of songs aims to encourage creative confident and well informed performance. Founded on study of hundreds of manuscripts and printedsources it has been tested internationally in masterclasses workshops seminars concerts and recordings. In this it takes a lead from the composer who prepared his own editions on the basis fo performing experience. The edition also assimilates interpretative insights from musicians who worked with Fauré as well as from his documented performing preferences.

Includes: Dichterliebe (16 Songs); Frauenliebe und Leben (8 Songs); Liederkreis (12 Songs); Myrten (26 Songs); 15 Selected Songs Complete Songlist: Widmung; Freisinn; Der Nussbaum; Jemand; Lieder (aus dem Schenkenbuch im Divan) No. 2; In der Fremde; Die Lotusblume; Talismane; Lied der Suleika; Die Hochlander-Witwe; Lieder (aus dem Schenkenbuch im Divan) No. 1; Im Rhein im heiligen Strome; Ich hab' im Traum geweinet; Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen; Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen; Hor' ich das Liedchen klingen; Das ist ein Floten und Geigen;Schone Fremde; Ich grolle nicht; Die alten bosen Lieder; Ich will meine Seele tauchen; Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'; DieRose die Lillie die Taube;Aus meinen Tranen spriessen; Im wunderschonen Monat Mai; Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan; Und wussten's die Blumen die kleinen; Fruhlingsfahrt; Die Soldatenbraut; Marienwurmchen; Dein Angesicht; Flutenreicher Ebro; Blondels Lied; Ich wand're nicht; Allnachtlich im Traume; Die beiden Grenadiere; Aus alten Marchen; An den Sonnenschein; Sonntags am Rhein; Erstes Grun; Wanderlied; Mit Myrten und Rosen; Helft mir ihr Schwestern; Volksliedchen; Zwei Venetianische Lieder No. 2;An meinem Herzen an meiner Brust;Aus den ostlichen Rosen; Du bist wie eine Blume; Im Westen; Niemand; Was will die einsame Trane; In der Fremde; Hauptmanns Weib; Intermezzo; Zwei Venetianische Lieder No. 1; Ratsel; Aus den hebraischen Gesangen; Hochlandisches Wiegenlied; Hochlanders Abschied; Lied der Braut No. 2; Weit weit;Zwielicht; Lied der Braut No. 1; Du Ring an meinem Finger; Ich kann's nicht fassen nicht glauben; Er der Herrlichste von allen; Seit ich ihn gesehen; Fruhlingsnacht; Zum Schluss; Im Walde; Susser Freund du blickest; Wehmut; Auf einer Burg; Mondnacht; Die Stille; Waldesgesprach; Der arme Peter

Par HAHN. Venezia is a set of six songs of music by Reynaldo Hahn. For Voice and Piano, the lyrics are written both in Venetian dialect and in French. The Piano score requires an upper-intermediate technique, as per the Voice. A small guide to correct pronunciation is given at the beginning of the book. The six songs are: - ; Sopra l'acqua indormenzada by Pietro Pagello - ; La Barcheta by Pietro Buratti - ; L'avertimento by Pietro Buratti - ; La Biondina in Gondoleta by Antonio Lamberti - ; Che peca ! by Francesco Dall' Ongaro - ; La Primavera by Alvise Cigogna Some of these pieces are dedicated to renowned women such as Giorgio Sand, the Countess of Guerne born Segur and Ernesta Sterne. Reynaldo Hahn was a naturalised French composer, conductor, theatre director and singer. Best known as a composer of songs, he also wrote many pieces and melodies for different instruments./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano