Debussy: Beau Soir. Eileen Farrell

[@rnnyhoff]

My late father's favorite melody and one of his favorite singers. A resplendent combination.

[@KenKen3593]

Farrell does it again! No other recording tops this one! Her voice is so controlled, yet stays totally flexible. She is tender and light, yet also solid and powerful. Those dynamics made her one of the best singers of the 20th century.

[@laoniricArte1]

Beautiful!!! Eileen Farrell's Unforgettable!!! in this poem set to music by the Great Master Claude Debussy Many Thanks!!! Carissima Candy* for sharing with us and Many Thanks!!! -m3lomane - for sharing it with the World!!! ******Infinites******

[@eek271]

Beau Soir 0:01 Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses Et qu'un tiède frisson court sur les champs de blé, Un conseil d'être heureux semble sortir des choses Et monter vers le coeur troublé. 1:08 Un conseil de goûter le charme d'être au monde Cependant qu'on est jeune et que le soir est beau, Car nous nous en allons, comme s'en va cette onde: Elle à la mer, nous au tombeau. Translation for non-French speakers: Beautiful Evening When streams turn pink in the setting sun, And a slight shudder rushes through the wheat fields, A plea for happiness seems to rise out of all things And it climbs up towards the troubled heart. A plea to relish the charm of life While there is youth and the evening is fair, For we pass away, as the wave passes: The wave to the sea, we to the grave.

[@blessOTMA]

Oh my sweet God! Thank you for posting this allowing me to discover this ARTIST !! Bless you!

[@bpondsinger]

Absolutely intoxicating! Bravo!

[@norlinkirkland8794]

We sang this in choir two years ago. Beautiful song! And she has a beautiful voice as well!

[@loveinsearchofwords]

This is great! I'm a sophomore in high school and I'm super excited about singing this for competition !(:

[@mscandyclash]

Thank you for this, I am doing this for a recital, and it was wonderful to hear someone who could get the expression and diction to add to the song to make it more gorgeous, instead of many others, where it distracts from the beauty of the song.

[@bbbartolo]

Wonderful. And thank you for all that work! She was truly peerless.

[@phyllisramsey9531]

Sublime singing!

[@acastro50]

Thanks for effort. Outstanding results. Congratulations

[@paulostroff99]

Lovely singing! TY m3 for posting.

[@HelenJoannides]

absolutely perfect!

[@jansumi]

Perfection

[@musicclasical]

hearing this everyday, love it so much

[@vocalpianist]

Incredible. Thank you

[@musicclasical]

Beautiful!

[@SilverSingingMethod]

WONDERFUL!!! Stunning!!

[@Steven58]

They. Just. Don't. Make. Singers. Like. This. Anymore.

[@renetaenunn5638]

of course they do. It is like art "in the ears of the beholder"

[@MrHarst]

Wonderfull music

[@drbarbarabaker]

This is a track from my favorite classical album of all time. It is simply one fabulous recording after another. Can you please post more of these?

[@cuoylyf]

GREAT!!!!!!!!!

[@Trancemaniac3000]

Well, for classical singing it is beautiful to 'flip' the r's and sometimes roll them.

[@opera888able]

Farrell comes as close to being the complete singer of anyone Iv'e heard on the planet. She could sing it all.

[@tiltoulben7045]

top g adoré😘

[@BrianDonaldMcKay]

A surprising interpretation. For a non-native, very sensitive and detailed.

[@steemdup]

This is classic French version - but does anyone know if there's a good English version anywhere? I'm dying to hear it in English. Thanks!

[@icyjon923]

why would you want to hear it in english???

[@cuguy2000]

steemdup see Joshua bell

[@cuguy2000]

steemdup sorry..wrong guy! see Beau Davidson for English translation

[@Liffster]

Rich, vibrant and ethereal all at once - gorgeous. Can't abide the rrrrolled rrrr's, though.

[@manthasagittarius1]

It's customary in singing art song, even for native French singers. The more popular singers use the back R, but it's not considered appropriate here.

[@tonymonk100]

tony monk, music 137, t.c.c. , mr. david warren class. this piece sounds in the key of minor just off the top of my head. it sounds sad. piano soft, delicate.

[@flobear777]

she's amazing!!! but that piano--ughh.

[@GeorgeWTush]

Well... she's no Barbra.

[@genedryer-bivins8314]

With all due affection for Barbra, thank goodness!

[@genedryer-bivins8314]

Thank goodness!