French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, Sicilienne, nocturnes for piano and the songs “Après un rêve” and “Clair de lune”. [source Wikipedia]
& Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1828
English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. Among his best-known works are his He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement, most notably William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement. [source Wikipedia]
I admit I do not know much about operas and classical songs. But when I listened to Kiri Te Kanawa’s video clip above her voice was so very captivating. Now I am keen on listening to some more of her soprano songs.
I must thank you dear Marina for this. Your blog is infused with your talent and creativity.
Cheers and best always 🙂
It’s a really beautiful song… I’m so glad you enjoyed it, my dear Dilip and thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words! Best to you and Happy Monday and week ahead. 🙂
Yes!!!!!
I just added a second version, again with Kiri Te Kanawa who’s version I really like… I hope this one works! …and here’s one more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxJJ8iF3WTo
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Beautiful Operatic voice… I often listen to classical and opera while knitting away… Many thanks for sharing Marina… you too take care my friend… Sending LOVE ❤
Oh, I’m sorry about that… I just added a second version in the post again with Kiri Te Kanawa, who’s version, to my ears, is perfect. I hope this one works…
xoxoxoxoxoxo
so I could follow along while listening. Then I looked up Romain Bussine, whom I hadn’t heard of, and found that his French poem was based on an Italian one:
J.E. Millais and J.W. Waterhouse, like D.G. Rossetti are the painters who best express the “rêverie” of that period… very similar in the execution of female subjects, enraptured by the beauty and tenuity of the chromatic choice…
I used several of these images to give a sort of face to what I described, in prose as in poetry.
The choice for this piece of Fauré is very engaging… I could also suggest some of Chopain’s Nocturnes, which sometimes trigger a strong emotion that brings me to tears.
Simply divine! A hug 🙂 c
Oh you are so right, Chopin would also be fitting, however, I chose them together also because they were both born on the same day!
Thank you, my sweet friend!
I hope you are all well.
Many hugs
and love
xoxoxoxoxoxo
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I admit I do not know much about operas and classical songs. But when I listened to Kiri Te Kanawa’s video clip above her voice was so very captivating. Now I am keen on listening to some more of her soprano songs.
I must thank you dear Marina for this. Your blog is infused with your talent and creativity.
Cheers and best always 🙂
It’s a really beautiful song… I’m so glad you enjoyed it, my dear Dilip and thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words! Best to you and Happy Monday and week ahead. 🙂
Music and art– a very talented man.
Art
Indeed, they were both Gabriel Fauré [composer] and Gabriel Rossetti [painter] amazing men of the arts – born under the same star. 😉
LOVE Lady Lilith!
I don’t get the music here.
I’ll try to find it.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Yes!!!!!
I just added a second version, again with Kiri Te Kanawa who’s version I really like… I hope this one works! …and here’s one more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxJJ8iF3WTo
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Beautiful Operatic voice… I often listen to classical and opera while knitting away… Many thanks for sharing Marina… you too take care my friend… Sending LOVE ❤
I was unable to access your video my side of the world, but I found one that works! A marvelous way to spend the day – https://youtu.be/FAG50xFn9GY
Oh, I’m sorry about that… I just added a second version in the post again with Kiri Te Kanawa, who’s version, to my ears, is perfect. I hope this one works…
xoxoxoxoxoxo
I found the words at
http://www.melodietreasury.com/translations/song210_Apres%20un%20reve.html
so I could follow along while listening. Then I looked up Romain Bussine, whom I hadn’t heard of, and found that his French poem was based on an Italian one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Bussine
I didn’t know that last info! The words I knew because I would sing it while studying… one of my favorite songs. Thank you for adding those links! 🙂
J.E. Millais and J.W. Waterhouse, like D.G. Rossetti are the painters who best express the “rêverie” of that period… very similar in the execution of female subjects, enraptured by the beauty and tenuity of the chromatic choice…
I used several of these images to give a sort of face to what I described, in prose as in poetry.
The choice for this piece of Fauré is very engaging… I could also suggest some of Chopain’s Nocturnes, which sometimes trigger a strong emotion that brings me to tears.
Simply divine! A hug 🙂 c
Oh you are so right, Chopin would also be fitting, however, I chose them together also because they were both born on the same day!
Thank you, my sweet friend!
I hope you are all well.
Many hugs
and love
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Here everything OK… Ii hope the same in Athen!! Love :-)c
All well here too!!!!
much love to you!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxo
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Love this song
Me too! Have you sang it?
Such a beautiful piece!
It is, very much so! 🙂