Henri Sauguet: Mélodies

So Lit Song Lit

Better known in his home country of France than in the United States, Henri Sauguet has over 200 Mélodies, many of which have not yet been recorded. His music is characterised by its simplicity (even when using polytonality!) and clarity.

His music is published by Salabert and distributed through Presto Music--the scores we used for today's episode are Mélodies et chansons and Visions infernales, and there are several other sets of songs by Sauguet on that site. To see a more comprehensive list of his art songs, check out his listing on Liedernet.

Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, Zachary Dean Smith, tenor, Troy Cook, baritone, and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:

• Iles
• Comme à la lumière de la lune
• La ceinture
• Le petit paysan (Visions infernales)

Recorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.

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