Composer: Louis Théodore Gouvy
Performer: MeeAe Nam, John Elwes, Joel Schoenhals
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0269
Release: 2014
Size: 314 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
La Pleiade francaise, Op. 48
01. No. 1. A Olive
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 41
02. No. 4. Voici le bois
La Pleiade francaise, Op. 48
03. No. 2. Nymphes, melez vos plus vermeilles roses
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 41
04. No. 7. Que dites-vous, que faites-vous, mignonne
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 42
05. No. 3. Je ne saurais aimer autre que vous
La Pleiade francaise, Op. 48
06. No. 3. Doux rossignol, c’est toi!
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 42
07. No. 5. A Helene
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 41
08. No. 8. Quand je pense a ce jour
09. No. 1. Aubade
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 44
10. No. 1. A Marguerite
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 41
11. No. 2. Prends cette rose
La Pleiade francaise, Op. 48
12. No. 5. Pere du doux repos
8 Poesies de Ronsard, Op. 44
13. No. 5. Vous meprisez nature
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 41
14. No. 5. Je compare a ta jeune beaute
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 42
15. No. 2. Le rossignol
8 Poesies de Ronsard, Op. 44
16. No. 4. L’attrait de tes beaux yeux
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 47
17. No. 1. Page, suis-moi
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 42
18. No. 1. Je meurs, helas!
6 Odes de Ronsard, Op. 37
19. No. 1. Chere Vesper, lumiere doree
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 41
20. No. 3. Amour, amour, que ma maitresse est belle
21. No. 6. Amour me tue
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 47
22. No. 5. Adieu
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 42
23. No. 6. Chanson
Poésies de Ronsard, Op. 47
24. No. 6. Le doux sommeil
La Pleiade francaise, Op. 48
25. No. 6. Fuirai-je ainsi toujours
26. No. 11. Tel qu’un rocher
Although the instrumental and orchestral music of the Franco-German Romantic Théodore Gouvy (1819–98) is slowly being rediscovered, his songs remain largely unknown. Gouvy’s melodious songs, 105 in number, show a predilection for the 16th-century love-poems of Pierre de Ronsard: 40 of the songs set Ronsard texts. Only eleven of the 26 songs on this CD have been recorded before, and none in the key the composer intended, as they are here for the first time. The other 15 songs are first-ever recordings.
MeeAe Cecilia Nam, soprano, has developed a reputation as a scholar of rare French song-literature and has given lecture recitals of Gouvy’s songs in various universities. She holds degrees from University of Colorado at Boulder and Sookmyung University, Seoul, and is now Professor of Voice at Eastern Michigan University. John Elwes began his musical career at Westminster Cathedral in London where he was Head Chorister. His vocal education was furthered by the eminent harpsichordist George Malcolm, the then Director of Music. Under the name of John Hahessy he had considerable success as a boy soprano; Benjamin Britten dedicated his Corpus Christi Carol to him. John’s extensive repertoire ranges from Monteverdi, Rameau, Bach and Handel to Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Mahler and Britten. Joel Schoenhals is Professor of Piano at Eastern Michigan University and Guest Professor of Piano at Nanchang University in Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China.