One of the most beautifully done discs I have yet heard of a very common little song
Victor 87509
Au clair de la lune
Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967), soprano
Edmond Clement (1867-1928),tenor
Rosario Bordon (1885-1961), piano
Mat. B-12914-2 Rec. March 17, 1913
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Farrar & Clement - Au clair de la lune
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Re: Farrar & Clement - Au clair de la lune
A very nice and harmonic take. That is also the song of the 1860 phonautograph recording. Thanks for posting!
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Re: Farrar & Clement - Au clair de la lune
I am a big fan of Edmond Clement. He didn't have a big voice...a French tenor.... but it is very lovely and he used it intelligently: he's a real musician...which can be unusual in a tenor His recording of Vainement ma bien-aimee from Le Roi d'Ys is one of the discs I would take were I to be exiled to a desert island. Clement is one of those singers with John McCormack and Reinald Werrenrath diction: you can understand every word. He's also one who suffers when he's played too fast: he sounds like Minnie Mouse.
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Re: Farrar & Clement - Au clair de la lune
I have my own copy of this that I haven't played for several years, thanks for reminding me of it. It's a very relaxed, but pleasant and satisfying take on this song.