Felicity Lott - S'amuse ~ d'Offenbach à Chausson

On this CD:

1. Spirali, for string quartet On s'amuse, on applaudit [completed by Delibes]
Composed by Marco Stroppa
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

2. Spirali, for string quartet Couplets du Souper [completed by Delibes]
Composed by Marco Stroppa
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

3. La Périchole, operetta Griserie
Composed by Jacques Offenbach
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

4. La Chanson de la rose, song for voice & piano (Seize mélodies, authorship uncertain)
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

5. Chanson d'avril: "Lève-toi! lève-toi!", song for voice & piano (Vingt mélodies No. 1)
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

6. Le roi malgré lui, opéra-comique in 3 acts Chanson de l'Alouette
Composed by Emmanuel Chabrier
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

7. Introduction to" Der Ring des Nibelungen"
Composed by Deryck Cooke
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

8. Romance de Mignon ("Le connais-tu, ce radieux pays"), song for voice & piano, Op. 2/3
Composed by Henri Duparc
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

9. Chanson triste ("Dans ton coeur..."), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 2/4
Composed by Henri Duparc
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

10. Le Papillon et la Fleur, song for voice & piano in C Major, Op. 1/1
Composed by Gabriel Faure
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

11. Mélodies (7) for voice & piano, Op 2 No 3, Les Papillons
Composed by Ernest Chausson
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

12. Mélodies (7) for voice & piano, Op 2 No 7, Le Colibri
Composed by Ernest Chausson
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

13. La diva de l'Empire, song for voice & piano
Composed by Erik Satie
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

14. Je te veux (I Want You), café-concert song for voice & piano
Composed by Erik Satie
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

15. Passionément, operetta L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Composed by Andre Messager
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

16. La Petite Fonctionnaire, operetta Je regrette mon Pressigny
Composed by Andre Messager
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

17. Coups de roulis, operetta Tous les deux me plaisent
Composed by Andre Messager
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

18. Ça fait peur aux oiseaux, Op 108
Composed by Emile Bernard
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

19. Drei Walzer, operetta Je ne suis pas ce que l'on pense
Composed by Oscar Straus
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

20. Pas sur la bouche, operetta Est-ce bien ca?
Composed by Maurice Yvain
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

21. Yes, musical Fox trot
Composed by Maurice Yvain
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

22. Yes, musical Je chante la nuit
Composed by Maurice Yvain
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

23. Les chemins de l'amour ("Les chemins qui vont"), for voice & piano (or orchestra), FP 106
Composed by Francis Poulenc
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

24. Spirali, for string quartet S'amuse, on applaudit [Reprise] [Completed by Delibes]
Composed by Marco Stroppa
Performed by Graham Johnson, Felicity Lott

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Though she has never had much of a career in the U.S., either in opera or in concert, soprano Felicity Lott is one of England's most beloved singers. It often seems, though, her heart belongs to France. This is one of several recital discs she has devoted to the French art song, and it is her most varied and unbuttoned. There are some bouyant selections from Offenbach as well as items by Bizet, Chabrier, Messager, and Poulenc. They're all on the light side and might not change your life. But they have more than momentary charms, especially as delightfully (if somewhat coolly) sung as they are on this recording. --David Patrick Stearns

Tracks:

You enjoy yourself, you applaud
Supper Couplets
Tipsiness (from La Perichole)
The Rose song
April Song
Song of the Lark (from Le Roi Malgre Lui)
Romance of the Star
Ballad of Mignon
Song of sadness
The butterfly and the flower
Butterflies
The Hummingbird
The Diva of the Empire
You are mine (Waltz Song)
Love is a rebel bird
I miss my Pressigny
I like them both
It frightens birds
I am not what you think
Is that what it is?
Yes
I sing at night
The Ways of Love (waltz song)
You enjoy yourself, you applaud

Amazon.com

Though she has never had much of a career in the U.S., either in opera or in concert, soprano Felicity Lott is one of England's most beloved singers. It often seems, though, her heart belongs to France. This is one of several recital discs she has devoted to the French art song, and it is her most varied and unbuttoned. There are some bouyant selections from Offenbach as well as items by Bizet, Chabrier, Messager, and Poulenc. They're all on the light side and might not change your life. But they have more than momentary charms, especially as delightfully (if somewhat coolly) sung as they are on this recording. --David Patrick Stearns

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