My Favorite French Songs (Calvé)

This is one of a series of posts about books used as source material for Art Song Central.

Book Title: My Favorite French Songs
Collected by: Emma Calvé (1858-1942)
Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company
Copyright: 1915

The Internet Archive has Volume 1 available for download: My Favorite French Songs

Contents, Volume 1:

  • Folksong – Va loin
  • Bemberg – Chant hindou
  • Bizet – De mon amie, fleur endormie
  • Bizet – L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
  • Chausson – Chanson perpétuelle
  • Dalayrac – Jeune fillete
  • Debussy – La chevelure
  • Debussy – La mort des amants
  • Debussy – Mandoline
  • Delibes – Jours passés
  • Delibes – Les filles de Cadix
  • Duparc – Le manoir de Rosemonde
  • Duparc – L’invitation au voyage
  • Duparc – La vie antérieure
  • Fauré – Les berceaux
  • Fauré – Nell
  • Fauré – Les roses d’Ispahan
  • Franck – Lied
  • Franck – La procession
  • Godard – Chanson de Florian
  • Godard – Embarquez-vous!
  • Godard – Te souviens-tu?
  • Old Provençal Noël – La belle table est mise
  • Bérat – Souvenirs de Lisette
  • David – Les hirondelles
  • Niedermeyer – Le lac
  • Niedermeyer – Adieu, belle France

Notes:
This book appears to be a quality edition, in keeping with the standards set in other Oliver Ditson publications from this period.

Each of the songs from this volume, when appropriate, will be uploaded as song posts are created for them. If you would like me to give priority to a song that is not yet posted, please let me know via the contact page.