Song cycle by Fauré (op.61, 1894), settings for voice and piano of nine poems by Verlaine.
La Bonne Chanson
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La Bonne Chanson is a collection of poems written by Paul Verlaine from the winter of 1869 to the spring of 1870. Twenty-one poems belong to this group, and are mostly likely addressed to Mathilde Mauté, his future wife.
The poems are a proclamation of love, using very direct terms, and some references to nature.
Gabriel Fauré arranged nine of these poems to relate a story and used recurrent themes to unify the cycle. Fauré removes all direct descriptions of the girl and naturalist statements from the poems he chooses for inclusion in his cycle.
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Mentioned in
- Fauré, Gabriel Urbain (French composer)
- La Bonne chanson pour les enfants (Classical Album)
- La Bonne chanson, song cycle (9) for voice & piano (or string quintet & piano), Op. 61 (Classical Work)
- Fauré: Chamber Music (Box Set) (Classical Album)
- Barcarolle for piano No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 66 (Classical Work)
- Poems of Verlaine (2), song cycle for voice & piano or orchestra, Op. 9 (Classical Work)
- Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 83 (Classical Work)
- Berceuse, for piano, 4 hands or orchestra (Dolly, suite), Op. 56/1 (Classical Work)
- Debussy, Fauré, Poulenc: Mélodies (Classical Album)
- Clair de lune, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in B flat minor, Op. 46/2 (Classical Work)
- Lydia, song for voice & piano in F major, Op. 4/2 (Classical Work)
- Chansons grises, song cycle (Classical Work)
- Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 89 (Classical Work)
- La chanson d'Eve, song cycle (10) for voice & piano, Op. 95 (Classical Work)
