Shakespeare Songs - Full Fathom Five

'A splendid recording - possibly a new phase for Les Éléments. The reserve of former releases (Fauré/Naïve) is gone. The musical discourse has gained freedom and assurance. A must !' Diapason 'A beautiful rendition of an unusual repertoire by one of the rare non-English ensembles to dare tread on such territory.' Le Monde

Ensemble vocal Les Eléments
Fabienne Fontana
Thierry Peteau
Didier Chevalier
Marie-Philippine Chevallier
Corine Durous, piano
Sabine Garrone
Els Janssens
Geneviève Duport-Fourtet
Joël Suhubiette, direction

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1956)
     3 Shakespeare Songs     
1.    Full Fathom Five    2'56
2.    The Cloud-Capp'd Towers    2'17
3.    Over Hill, Over Dale    0'54

     Patrick Burgan
     When Forty Winters     
4.    When Forty Winters    5'42

     Frank Martin
     Cinq chansons d'Ariel     
5.    Come unto thus yellow sands    1'24
6.    Full Fathom Five    3'03
7.    Before you can say 'Come' an 'Go'    1'01
8.    You are Three Men    4'01
9.    Where the bee sucks    1'13

     Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1956)
10.    The Willow Song    2'05
11.    Come away, Death    3'59
12.    Dirge for Fidele    3'32
13.    It was a Lover    1'49

     Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
14.    Fancie    0'59

     Michael Tippett
15.    Full Fathom Five    1'48

     Gerald Finzi
16.    Come away, Death    3'38

     Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
     3 Songs from William Shakespeare     
17.    Musick to heare    3'02
18.    Full Fadom Five    1'52
19.    When Dasies pied    2'20

     William Mathias (1934-1992)
     Shakespeare Songs op. 80     
20.    Under the greenwood tree    1'08
21.    Full Fathom Five    2'51
22.    Lawn as white as driven show    1'09
23.    Sigh no more, Ladies    1'53
24.    Crabbed age and Youth    1'17
25.    Dirge    3'28
26.    It was a lover and his lass    2'21
27.    Blow, blow, Thou winter wind    1'36