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"The Young Debussy comprises the songs composed by Claude Debussy before his 30th birthday that he felt were good enough to publish. The vocal writing varies, but in most of them there is the emphasis on the middle and low range characteristic of much French vocal music. Darren Chase sings all of the songs in the composer’s original keys. Recordings of Debussy’s songs now go back more than 100 years but the large majority feature sopranos or mezzos with the rest sung by lyric baritones. This is the first recording since 1975 where this repertoire is sung by a tenor and as such offers an enlightening experience of this music." [Source]
TRACK LISTING
1. Beau soir
2. Paysage sentimentale
3. Voici que le printemps
4. Fleur des blés
5. Cinq Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire
6. Nuit d'étoiles
7. Mandoline
8. Deux Romances
9. Ariettes Oubliées
10. Les angelus
11. Dans le jardin
12. La belle au bois dormant
13. Fêtes Galantes I
