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Gérard Souzay
Person · male · France · Angers · born 1918 · died 2004 · recording since 1990
French opera singer (1918-2004)
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Also known as Gérard Marcel Tisserand · 傑拉德·蘇才
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1910s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Die schöne Müllerin
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
Biography
English biography1,198 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1248528595
Biography
Gérard Souzay (8 December 1918 – 17 August 2004) was a French baritone, regarded as one of the very finest interpreters of mélodie (French art song) in the generation after Charles Panzéra and Pierre Bernac.
Background and education
He was born Gérard Marcel Tisserand, but later adopted the stage name of Souzay from a village on the river Loire, now part of the commune Souzay-Champigny. He came from a musical family in Angers, France. His parents had met at one of the first performances of Pelléas et Mélisande in 1902; his mother and two brothers were singers, and his sister, 15 years older, was the soprano Geneviève Touraine, who gave the first performance of Poulenc's Fiançailles pour rire in 1942. After his schooling at the Collège Rabelais in Chinon, he went to the Sorbonne in Paris to study philosophy, and while there he met the singer Pierre Bernac, who encouraged him to study singing.
Souzay entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1940, studying with Claire Croiza and Jean-Emil Vanni-Marcoux. He actually began singing as a tenor, but in 1943, with advice from the leading operatic singer Henri Etcheverry, he became a baritone. He graduated from the Conservatoire in 1945 with two first prizes, the Prix de chant and the Prix de vocalise. While at the Conservatoire, he also tried his hand at composition and in 1942 three of his settings of poems by Paul Valéry were given a performance by Pierre Bernac. He went on to study voice with Bernac, although he subsequently expressed some differences with the latter's methods and ideas on pronunciation. He was eager not to limit himself to being a specialist in the French repertoire, and he made a detailed study of German lieder with Lotte Lehmann.
Career
Gérard Souzay's public appearances began in 1945 with recitals and concerts, including a performance of Fauré's Requiem in a centenary tribute to the composer at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He rapidly established an international career as a recitalist, admired not only in French music but also for his command of the German repertoire, especially Schubert and Schumann. In recital, his first accompanist was Jacqueline Bonneau (who had been his contemporary at the Paris Conservatoire), but she was reluctant to travel and from 1954 onwards he formed a close musical and romantic partnership with the American pianist Dalton Baldwin which continued for the rest of his career.
The two completed three tours of Southern Africa (1958–1973) to wildly enthusiastic audiences
Souzay's exceptional linguistic gifts enabled him to sing convincingly in 13 different languages including Hebrew, Portuguese and Russian. In contemporary music he performed in Honegger's La danse des morts and in the world première of Stravinsky's Canticum Sacrum. The composer Jacques Leguerney (1906–1997) wrote many songs for Souzay and for his sister. Souzay also sang Jocelyne Binet's Cycle de Mélodies on seven poems by Paul Éluard in a 1955 recital program.
His operatic career began in 1947 in Cimarosa's Il matrimonio segreto at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, but it was not until the late 1950s that he extended his stage work – though even then it did not take precedence over his recitals. His roles included Monteverdi's Orfeo, Mozart's Don Giovanni and Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, Lescaut in Massenet's Manon, and Méphistophélès in Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust. One of his favorite and most successful roles was Golaud in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande.
He did little operatic work after the 1960s, but continued his recital career, finally retiring from performance in the late 1980s. He spent the last years of his life giving master classes in the United States, Europe, and Japan: he was an inspiring teacher, preferring to work on phrasing and the mood of a song rather than French diction.
He was a keen abstract painter, and in 1983 he published a book Sur mon chemin: pensées et dessins in which a selection of his paintings was accompanied by his written commentary, on art and life. He died at his home in Antibes in the south of France on 17 August 2004.
Recordings
Gérard Souzay's first recordings were made in 1944 with the sopranos Germaine Lubin and Geneviève Touraine. (These and some later ones with Elly Ameling were his only recorded duets.) He made other recordings in the 1940s for the small French company Boîte à Musique, and then signed a contract with English Decca. He subsequently recorded for Philips and EMI. A discography of his recordings has been published, listing over 750 titles He participated in complete recordings of the songs of Fauré and Poulenc. On three occasions he won the prestigious Grand Prix du Disque, including one for his recording of the songs of Ravel. Later in his career, he sought to disown his early recordings and to veto the radio from broadcasting them, preferring his later versions of some of the same works. Much to the relief of admirers of the smooth and beautiful quality of his younger voice, he was not widely heeded, and many of his early recordings have been re-released to considerable acclaim.
Reputation
While critics agree the size of the voice was often found wanting, Souzay's musicianship, perfect diction, sense of style (particularly of the French mélodie) and detailed interpretation were never questioned, and found a perfect niche on the recital platform. When Gérard Souzay died he had only been a connoisseur's delight, being somewhat forgotten by audiences and younger singers. On the other hand, the obituary notices were quick in recognising the importance of his contribution to 20th century singing. The Daily Telegraph said that he "rivalled Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for the title of the greatest lyrical baritone of his age." The New York Times described his voice as "not huge, but rich in color and tone, supple and sensual and lovely." Souzay was "a sensualist, reacting viscerally to the music and allowing it to carry him in new directions in a given concert." The Guardian judged that "the basis of his popularity in recital lay in his easily produced, vibrant, warm baritone. It was used by its owner with an innate sensibility and an unfaltering sense of style. His attractive art was founded, above all, on a very French approach, at once balanced and urbane, yet inwardly poetic."
In the 1950s, Souzay's style of singing became the object of some unexpected criticism when it was cited by Roland Barthes in one of his essays in Mythologies, "L'art vocal bourgeois". Referring to a recording of Fauré songs, Barthes complained that Souzay invested particular words with superfluous emotion by means of an exaggerated phonetic dramatisation, and that by imposing his own "signs" of emotion he stifled the meaning of the words and music. Not everyone has agreed with Barthes's description of the style, let alone with the force of his argument, but these are strictures which would attach to many other singers besides Souzay and go to the heart of how vocal performance should be approached. (Indeed, some years later, Barthes made similar criticisms against the singing of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.)
Souzay regarded himself as a romantic. Never analytical or detached in his performances, he said: "For me music is limpid and speaks for itself. I can only offer my emotions when I sing".
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (11 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:04:04
1Die schöne Müllerin: 1. Das Wandern2:202Die schöne Müllerin: 2. Wohin?2:053Die schöne Müllerin: 3. Halt!1:304Die schöne Müllerin: 4. Danksagung an den Bach2:235Die schöne Müllerin: 5. Am Feierabend2:326Die schöne Müllerin: 6. Der Neugierige4:177Die schöne Müllerin: 7. Ungeduld2:478Die schöne Müllerin: 8. Morgengruss4:369Die schöne Müllerin: 9. Des Müllers Blumen3:3010Die schöne Müllerin: 10. Tränenregen4:3211Die schöne Müllerin: 11 Mein!2:2112Die schöne Müllerin: 12. Pause5:0713Die schöne Müllerin: 13. Mit dem grünen Lautenbande1:5614Die schöne Müllerin: 14. Der Jäger1:0615Die schöne Müllerin: 15. Eifersucht und Stolz1:3316Die schöne Müllerin: 16. Die liebe Farbe4:5217Die schöne Müllerin: 17. Die böse Farbe1:5518Die schöne Müllerin: 18. Trockne Blumen3:4319Die schöne Müllerin: 19. Der Müller und der Bach4:0820Die schöne Müllerin: 20. Des Baches Wiegenlied6:511991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 60 tracks · 2:58:34
Disc 11Nuit d’étoiles3:122Fleur de blés2:033Beau soir2:194Mandoline1:235La Belle au Bois dormant3:506Voici que le printemps2:487Paysage sentimental3:448Zéphyr2:029Rondeau2:51104 Chansons de jeunesse : I. Pantomime2:12114 Chansons de jeunesse : II. Clair de lune, 1re version2:46124 Chansons de jeunesse : III. Pierrot1:35134 Chansons de jeunesse : IV. Apparition3:3814Rondel chinois3:5015Aimons-nous et dormons2:4516Jane2:5417Calmes dans le demi-jour3:0818Romance2:1919Les Cloches2:1720Les Angélus2:0721Dans le jardin2:1922La Mer est plus belle2:0823Le Son du cor s’afflige2:5124L’Échelonnement des haies1:2125Fêtes galantes, 1er recueil : I. En sourdine3:1126Fêtes galantes, 1er recueil : II. Fantouches1:1727Fêtes galantes, 1er recueil : III. Clair de lune2:44Disc 215 Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire : I. Le Balcon7:4725 Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire : II. Harmonie du soir4:1135 Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire : III. Le Jet d'eau5:5045 Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire : IV. Recueillement4:5455 Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire : V. La Mort des amants2:576Proses lyriques : I. De Rêve6:017Proses lyriques : II. De Grève3:218Proses lyriques : III. De Fleurs5:359Proses lyriques : IV De Soir3:5910Ariettes oubliées : I. C’est l’extase langoureuse3:1411Ariettes oubliées : II. Il pleure dans mon cœur2:4012Ariettes oubliées : III. L'Ombre des arbres dans la rivière2:3413Ariettes oubliées : IV. Paysages belges - Chevaux de bois3:0314Ariettes oubliées : V. Aquarelle nº 1 Green2:1015Ariettes oubliées : VI. Aquarelle nº 2 Spleen2:27Disc 313 Chansons de Bilitis : I. La Flûte de Pan2:3623 Chansons de Bilitis : II. La Chevelure3:2133 Chansons de Bilitis : III. Le Tombeau de Naïades2:404Fêtes galantes, 2e recueil : I. Les Ingénus2:215Fêtes galantes, 2e recueil : II. Le Faune2:006Fêtes galantes, 2e recueil : III. Colloque sentimental3:587Chansons de France : I. Rondel : “Le Temps a laissié son manteau”1:088Chansons de France : II. Rondel : “Pour ce que plaisance est morte”2:259Le Promenoir des deux amants : I. Auprès de cette grotte sombre2:5510Le Promenoir des deux amants : II. Crois mon conseil, chère Climène1:5011Le Promenoir des deux amants : III. Je tremble en voyant ton visage2:15123 Ballades de François Villon : I. Ballade de Villon à s’amye4:16133 Ballades de François Villon : II. Ballade que Villon feit à la requeste de sa mère pour prier Notre-Dame4:37143 Ballades de François Villon : III. Ballade des femmes de Paris2:04153 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé : I. Soupir2:56163 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé : II. Placet futile2:05173 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé : III. Éventail2:2018Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison2:301995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 35 tracks · 2:41:12
Disc 11Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 1, Scene 1 A forest - Je ne pourrai plus sortir de cette forêt6:252Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 1, Scene 1 A forest - Qu'est-ce qui brille ainsi, au fond de l'eau?8:123Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 1, Scene 2 A Room in the Castle - Voici ce qu'il écrit àson frère Pelléas3:264Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 1, Scene 2 A Room in the Castle - Je n'en dis rien3:305Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 1, Scene 2 A Room in the Castle - Grand-père, j'ai recu en même temps que la lettre de mon frère une autre lettre3:476Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 1, Scene 3 In Front of the Castle - Il fait sombre dans les jardins2:487Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 1, Scene 3 In Front of the Castle - Hoé! Hisse hoé! Hoé! Hoé!4:188Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 2, Scene 1 A Fountain in the Park - Vous ne savez pas où je vous ai menée?3:399Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 2, Scene 1 A Fountain in the Park - C'est au bord d'une fontaine aussi qu'il vous a trouvée?6:2810Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 2, Scene 2 A Room in the Castle - Ah! Ah! Tout va bien, cela ne sera rien3:0611Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 2, Scene 2 A Room in the Castle - Je suis... je suis malade ici6:2912Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 2, Scene 2 A Room in the Castle - Tiens, où est l'anneau que je t'avais donné?5:0913Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 2, Scene 3 Outside a Cave . Oui, c'est ici, nous y sommes4:50Disc 21Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 3, Scene 1 One of the Castle Towers - Mes longs cheveux descendent5:222Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 3, Scene 1 One of the Castle Towers - Oh! Oh! Mes cheveux descendent de la tour!2:473Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 3, Scene 1 One of the Castle Towers - Je les noue, je les noue aux branches du saule6:044Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 3, Scene 2 The Castle Vaults - Prenez garde; par ici, par ici4:075Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 3, Scene 3 A Terrace at the Entrance to the Vaults - Ah! Je respire enfin!4:506Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 3, Scene 4 In Front of the Castle - Viens, nous allons nous asseoir ici, Yniold6:587Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 3, Scene 4 In Front of the Castle - Ah! Ah! Petite mère a allumé sa lampe4:078Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 4, Scene 1 A Room in the Castle - Où vas-tu? Il faut que je te parle ce soir3:009Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 4, Scene 2 - Maintenant que le père de Pelléas est sauvé6:0610Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 4, Scene 2 - Pelléas part ce soir0:5311Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 4, Scene 2 - Apporte-la10:3912Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 4, Scene 3 A Fountain in the Park - Oh! Cette pierre est lourde3:4513Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 4, Scene 4 - C'est le dernier soir... le dernier soir6:0314Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 4, Scene 4 - On dirait que ta voix a passé sur la mer au printemps!3:5415Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 4, Scene 4 - Quel est ce bruit? On ferme les portes4:22Disc 31Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 5: A Room in the Castle - Ce n'est pas de cette petite blessure qu'elle peut mourir3:322Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 5: A Room in the Castle - Ouvrez la fenêtre4:073Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 5: A Room in the Castle - Mélisande... Mélisande4:374Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 5: A Room in the Castle - Non, non, nous n'avons pas été coupables2:225Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 5: A Room in the Castle - Qu'avez-vous fait?3:066Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 5: A Room in the Castle - Qu'y a-t-il?2:287Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Act 5: A Room in the Castle - Attention... attention5:562001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 32 tracks · 1:19:29
1Mein Mädel hat einen Rosenmund2:122Volkslied2:523Jägerleben1:344Om dagen vid mitt Arbete3:055Til Norge2:116Une perdriole1:527L'amour de moy2:358Bourrée de Chapdes-Beaufort1:089Preletel Slaviček3:3010Savishna1:4111Karjalan Kunnailla2:5012Tunturille1:2613La barcheta3:3314She moved thro' the fair3:2815The stuttering lovers1:4916I'm goin' away2:3817Canção do carreiro3:5618Azualaò2:2619Sái arnê1:4420Triste3:1821Paño murciano1:4622Granadina2:0023Chants d'Auvergne: Baïlero3:2424Dourou-dourou2:4725Élégie2:1326Cœur en péril, op. 50 no. 22:1727La Ronde1:1028Forêt4:1929Ô, quand je dors4:4630Danza, danza, fanciulla1:2331Jeg elsker dig1:3732Stornellatrice1:592002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 56:31
1Beau Soir2:302Mandoline1:243L’âme évaporée2:094Les Cloches2:145Green2:146Chevaux de bois3:057Le Jet d’eau6:118La Mer2:299Le Son du cor3:0510L’Échelonnement des haies1:2211De Soir4:0612Le Temps a laissé son manteau1:0413Pour ce que plaisance est morte2:3114Fêtes galantes I : En Sourdine3:1115Fêtes galantes I : Fantoches1:1316Fêtes galantes I : Clair de lune2:5317Fêtes galantes II : Les Ingénus2:0818Fêtes galantes II : Le Faune1:4519Fêtes galantes II : Colloque sentimental4:1720Le Promenoir des deux amantes : Auprès de cette grotte sombre2:4321Le Promenoir des deux amantes : Crois mon conseil, chère Climène1:4622Le Promenoir des deux amantes : Je tremble en voyant ton visage2:11Die Winterreise / Schwanengesang
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 38 tracks · 2:06:40
Disc 11Winterreise, D. 911: I. Gute Nacht5:592Winterreise, D. 911: II. Die Wetterfahne1:563Winterreise, D. 911: III. Gefror'ne Tränen2:424Winterreise, D. 911: IV. Erstarrung3:055Winterreise, D. 911: V. Der Lindenbaum4:296Winterreise, D. 911: VI. Wasserflut4:417Winterreise, D. 911: VII. Auf dem Flusse3:428Winterreise, D. 911: VIII. Rückblick2:069Winterreise, D. 911: IX. Irrlicht3:0310Winterreise, D. 911: X. Rast3:1911Winterreise, D. 911: XI. Frühlingstraum4:1812Winterreise, D. 911: XII. Einsamkeit2:5313Winterreise, D. 911: XIII. Die Post2:1714Winterreise, D. 911: XIV. Der greise Kopf3:2815Winterreise, D. 911: XV. Die Krähe2:0616Winterreise, D. 911: XVI. Letzte Hoffnung2:2817Winterreise, D. 911: XVII. Im Dorfe2:5618Winterreise, D. 911: XVIII. Der stürmische Morgen0:5319Winterreise, D. 911: XIX. Täuschung1:2320Winterreise, D. 911: XX. Der Wegweiser4:1521Winterreise, D. 911: XXI. Das Wirtshaus4:4022Winterreise, D. 911: XXII. Mut1:3323Winterreise, D. 911: XXIII. Die Nebensonnen3:1024Winterreise, D. 911: XXIV. Der Leiermann3:47Disc 21Schwanengesang, D. 957: I. Liebesbotschaft2:472Schwanengesang, D. 957: II. Kriegers Ahnung5:073Schwanengesang, D. 957: III. Frühlingssehnsucht3:154Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen3:345Schwanengesang, D. 957: V. Aufenthalt2:486Schwanengesang, D. 957: VI. In der Ferne5:247Schwanengesang, D. 957: VII. Abschied4:308Schwanengesang, D. 957: VIII. Der Atlas2:419Schwanengesang, D. 957: IX. Ihr Bild3:0810Schwanengesang, D. 957: X. Das Fischermädchen2:0711Schwanengesang, D. 957: XI. Die Stadt3:1112Schwanengesang, D. 957: XII. Am Meer4:2413Schwanengesang, D. 957: XIII. Der Doppelgänger4:3914Schwanengesang, D. 957: XIV. Taubenpost3:56Mélodies françaises pour bariton
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 1:15:25
1Chanson triste3:052L'Invitation au voyage4:313Les Papillons1:084Le Temps des lilas4:145Le Colibri3:096Le Charme2:087Histoires Naturelles: Le Paon4:218Histoires Naturelles: Le Grillon2:569Histoires Naturelles: Le Cyne2:5610Histoires Naturelles: Le Martin-pêcheur2:0911Histoires Naturelles: Le Pintade2:5112Don Quichotte à Dulcinée: Chanson romantique1:4213Don Quichotte à Dulcinée: Chanson épique2:5214Don Quichotte à Dulcinée: Chanson à boire1:3715La Grotte2:1916Mandoline1:1517Five Verlaine Songs: Spleen2:4518Five Verlaine Songs: Green2:0519Five Verlaine Songs: C'est l'extase2:4620Five Verlaine Songs: Prison2:1521Five Verlaine Songs: Mandoline1:3922Clair de lune2:5623Après un rêve2:3724Au bord de l'eau2:1725Arpège2:0026En sourdine3:1527L'Horizon chimérique: La mer est infinie1:2728L'Horizon chimérique: Je me suis embarqué2:2629L'Horizon chimérique: Diane, Selénè1:5330L'Horizon chimérique: Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aimées1:512006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 36 tracks · 1:19:34
1Dichterliebe, op. 48: I. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai1:302Dichterliebe, op. 48: II. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen1:013Dichterliebe, op. 48: III. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne0:394Dichterliebe, op. 48: IV. Wenn ich in deinen Augen seh’1:385Dichterliebe, op. 48: V. Ich will meine Seele tauchen0:506Dichterliebe, op. 48: VI. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome2:247Dichterliebe, op. 48: VII. Ich grolle nicht1:468Dichterliebe, op. 48: VIII. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen1:199Dichterliebe, op. 48: IX. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen1:3510Dichterliebe, op. 48: X. Hör’ ich das Liedchen klingen2:2211Dichterliebe, op. 48: XI. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen1:1412Dichterliebe, op. 48: XII. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen2:1113Dichterliebe, op. 48: XIII. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet2:2814Dichterliebe, op. 48: XIV. Allnächtlich im Traume1:3515Dichterliebe, op. 48: XV. Aus alten Märchen2:3316Dichterliebe, op. 48: XVI. Die alten, bösen Lieder4:5617Myrthen, op. 25: XXIV. Du bist wie eine Blume1:5918Spanisches Liederspiel, op. 74: VII. Geständnis1:4219Myrthen, op. 25: III. Der Nußbaum3:2820Lieder‐Album für die Jugend, op. 79: XII. Der Sandmann2:0421Liederkreis, op. 24: I. Morgens steh’ ich auf und frage1:2522Liederkreis, op. 24: II. Es treibt mich hin1:2923Liederkreis, op. 24: III. Ich wandelte unter den Bäumen3:3024Liederkreis, op. 24: IV. Lieb’ Liebchen1:2025Liederkreis, op. 24: V. Schöne Wiege meiner Leiden4:5726Liederkreis, op. 24: VI. Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann2:0327Liederkreis, op. 24: VII. Berg’ und Burgen schau’n hernieder3:4728Liederkreis, op. 24: VIII. Anfangs wollt ich fast verzagen1:2729Liederkreis, op. 24: IX. Mit Myrten und Rosen4:1130Mörike Lieder: XXV. Schlafendes Jesuskind3:0631Mörike Lieder: VIII. Begegnung1:3032Mörike Lieder: X. Fußreise2:4633Mörike Lieder: XXIV. In der Frühe2:3334Mörike Lieder: XVII. Der Gärtner1:2235Mörike Lieder: XII. Verborgenheit3:1136Mörike Lieder: XLVI. Gesang Weylas1:43— · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 42:14
1Poème d’un jour: 1. Rencontre2:082Poème d’un jour: 2. Toujours1:163Poème d’un jour: 3. Adieu2:174Mai, op. 1 no. 21:595La Chanson du pêcheur, op. 4 no. 13:186Lydia, op. 4 no. 22:347Les Berceaux, op. 23 no. 12:428Clair de lune, op. 46 no. 22:449Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 12:4010La bonne Chanson, op. 61: I. Une Sainte en son auréole2:0011La bonne Chanson, op. 61: II. Puisque l’aube grandit1:4812La bonne Chanson, op. 61: III. La Lune blanche luit dans les bois2:1313La bonne Chanson, op. 61: IV. J’allais par des chemins perfides1:4514La bonne Chanson, op. 61: V. J’ai presque peur, en vérité2:2015La bonne Chanson, op. 61: VI. Avant que tu ne t’en ailles2:3616La bonne Chanson, op. 61: VII. Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d’été2:1817La bonne Chanson, op. 61: VIII. N’est-ce pas ?2:3818La bonne Chanson, op. 61: VIIII. L’Hiver a cessé2:58
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| 1994 | Schubert: Lieder / Schumann: DichterliebeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 29 tracks · 1:09:101Der Jüngling und der Tod4:32 2Der Wanderer an den Mond2:22 3Ihr Bild3:17 4Liebesbotschaft2:35 5Der Schiffer1:49 6Ganymed4:22 7Erster Verlust2:17 8Die Forelle1:58 9Nacht und Träume3:57 10Seligkeit2:06 11Gesang des Harfners (Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt)4:27 12Fischerweise2:59 13Erlkönig3:30 14Dichterliebe, op. 48: Im wunderschönen Monat Mai1:25 15Dichterliebe, op. 48: Aus meinen Tränen spriessen0:58 16Dichterliebe, op. 48: Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne0:35 17Dichterliebe, op. 48: Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'1:35 18Dichterliebe, op. 48: Ich will meine Seele tauchen0:46 19Dichterliebe, op. 48: Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome2:21 20Dichterliebe, op. 48: Ich grolle nicht1:42 21Dichterliebe, op. 48: Und wüssten's die Blumen1:15 22Dichterliebe, op. 48: Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen1:32 23Dichterliebe, op. 48: Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen2:19 24Dichterliebe, op. 48: Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen1:10 25Dichterliebe, op. 48: Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen2:06 26Dichterliebe, op. 48: Ich hab' im traum Geweinet2:24 27Dichterliebe, op. 48: Allnächtlich im Traume seh' ich dich1:31 28Dichterliebe, op. 48: Aus alten Märchen winkt es2:30 29Dichterliebe, op. 48: Die alten bösen Lieder4:50 | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 1999 | Lieder and MélodiesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 1:08:291À la brise "Aura gentil che mormori"3:06 2Quanti mai1:43 3O ma belle rebelle3:18 4Absence3:28 5Mignon3:25 6L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118 No. 1: La mer est infinie1:28 7L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118 No. 2: Je me suis embarqué2:32 8L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118 No. 3: Diane, Séléne1:49 9L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118 No. 4: Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aimés1:55 10Arpège, Op. 75 No. 22:18 11Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 22:55 12En sourdine, Op. 58, No. 23:35 13Après un rêve "Dans un sommeil", Op. 7 No. 12:46 14Der Wanderer an den Mond "Ich auf der Erd'", Op. 80 No. 12:21 15Nacht und Träume "Heil'ge Nacht, du sinkest nieder!", Op. 43 No. 23:17 16Pendant le Bal, Op. 38 No. 32:30 17Ah! Qui Brula d'amour, Op. 6 No. 63:20 18Fêtes galantes, Set II, L. 104 No. 1: Les ingénus1:59 19Fêtes galantes, Set II, L. 104 No. 2: Le Faune1:37 20Fêtes galantes, Set II, L. 104 No. 3: Colloque sentimental3:41 21Cadmus et Hermione: Air de ballet - Rafrina. "Vous êtes le charm"2:47 22Vergin tutt'amor2:46 23Consigliera de Cori: La serenata... Posate, dormite2:38 24Il Pompeo, Act II: "O cessate di piargarmi" (Sextus)2:09 25Signes3:13 26Per valli, per boschi1:53 | Compilation | 1999 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Gérard Souzay head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
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