Maurice Renaud

The Complete Gramophone Recordings 1901-1908

COMPLETE TRACK LISTING
LINER NOTES
A NOTE FROM WARD MARSTON

At the turn of the 20th century, early recordings reveal some singers still clinging to the past, some looking to the future and some incorporating the best of both traditions. No one better demonstrates this transitional singer than the great French baritone Maurice Renaud whose influence extends well into our century. Not only a consummate actor, Renaud's singing is smooth, the words are articulated clearly, and there is a sense of elegance in every phrase. As Henry Krehbiel of the New York Tribune once wrote, "where Renaud sits, there is the head of the table." This 2 CD set is the first time the complete Gramophone recordings have been assembled on any reissue and also includes Renaud's creator recording from Sigurd.

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Track Listing


CD 1 (78:44)

Maurice Renaud
The Complete Gramophone Recordings 1901-1908

    Paris, Black label G&T, 1901 (Tracks 1-9 with piano accompaniment)
    (Converted to Red label in 1902)

  1. LA FAVORITE: Léonor, viens (Donizetti) [2:59]
    (711G) 32076

  2. LA DAMNATION DE FAUST: Voici des roses (Berlioz) [2:41]
    (712G) 32077

  3. TANNHÄUSER: Jadis quand tu luttas {Als du im kühnen Sange} (Wagner) [2:57]
    (713G) 32078

  4. GUILLAUME TELL: Sois immobile (Rossini) [2:32]
    (714G) 32079

  5. Le Rondel de l'adieu (De Lara) [2:37]
    (715G) 32080

  6. LE ROI DE LAHORE: Promesse de mon avenir (Massenet) [3:00]
    (716G) 32081

  7. Le Soir ("Doux reflet d'un globe de flamme") (Gounod) [2:25]
    (717G) 32082

  8. LA FAVORITE: Pour tant d'amour (Donizetti) [2:59]
    (718G) 32083

  9. HAMLET: Je n'ai rien oublié...Comme une pâle fleur (Thomas) [3:23]
    (719G) 32084

    London, Red label G&T, 1902 (Tracks 10-14 with piano accompaniment)

  10. CARMEN: Votre toast je peux vous le rendre (Bizet) [2:34]
    (2111FG) 2-2705

  11. LA DAMNATION DE FAUST: Maintenant, chantons à cette belle...Devant le maison (Berlioz) [2:24]
    (2112FG) 2-2713

  12. TANNHÄUSER: O douce étoile {O du mein holder Abendstern} (Wagner) [2:33]
    (2113FG) 2-2702

  13. Le Chemin du ciel ("Dans la nuit aux sombres voiles") (Holmès) [3:05]
    (2114nB) 2-2703

  14. Noël païen (Massenet) [3:30]
    (2116FG) 2-2704

    Paris, Red label G&T, 1906 (Tracks 15-25 with orchestra accompaniment)

  15. DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER: Du temps passé {Die Frist ist um} (Wagner) [3:52]
    (5715p) 032039

  16. Le Rondel de l'adieu (De Lara) [3:15]
    (5716o) 3-32669

  17. Le Chemin du ciel ("A l'heure où la brise tremble") (Holmès) [2:56]
    (5717o) 3-32673

  18. L'AFRICAINE: Fille des rois (Meyerbeer) [3:59]
    (5718p) 032040

  19. LA DAMNATION DE FAUST: Vrai dieu, Messieurs...Une puce gentille (Berlioz) [3:06]
    (5727o) 3-32670

  20. LA DAMNATION DE FAUST: Voici des roses (Berlioz) [3:46]
    (5728p) 032041

  21. LA FAVORITE: Pour tant d'amour (Donizetti) [3:53]
    (5729p) 032042

  22. HAMLET: Comme une pâle fleur (Thomas) [2:56]
    (5730o) 3-32674

  23. GUILLAUME TELL: Sois immobile (Rossini) [2:45]
    (5731o) 3-32671

  24. TANNHÄUSER: O douce étoile {O du mein holder Abendstern} (Wagner) [2:41]
    (5735o) 3-32675

  25. LA FAVORITE: Léonor, viens (Donizetti) [4:04]
    (5736p) 032043

CD 2 (74:42)
    (Tracks 1-8 with orchestra accompaniment)

  1. CARMEN: Votre toast je peux vous le rendre (Bizet) [4:00]
    (5778p) 032044

  2. LE ROI DE LAHORE: Promesse de mon avenir (Massenet) [3:42]
    (5779p) 032045

  3. Le Soir ("Le Soir ramène la silence") (Gounod) [3:10]
    (5780o) 3-32672

  4. Noël païen (Massenet) [2:48]
    (5786o) 3-32676

  5. Plaisir d'amour (Martini) [3:43]
    (5801p) 032046

  6. HÉRODIADE: Vision fugitive (Massenet) [4:06]
    (5802p) 032047

  7. DON GIOVANNI: Parais à ta fenêtre & Tu ch'hai la bocca dolce (Mozart) [3:45]
    (6113p) 032051

  8. LA DAMNATION DE FAUST: Maintenant, chantons à cette belle...Devant le maison (Berlioz) [2:34]
    (6116o) 3-32681

    Paris, Black label Gramophone, 1908 (Tracks 9-20 with orchestra accompaniment, conducted by Alfred Fock)

  9. HÉRODIADE: Vision fugitive (Massenet) [4:07]
    (863i) 032091

  10. LA FAVORITE: Pour tant d'amour (Donizetti) [4:04]
    (864i) 032092

  11. TANNHÄUSER: O douce étoile {O du mein holder Abendstern} (Wagner) [3:21]
    (865i) 032093

  12. LA DAMNATION DE FAUST: Voici des roses (Berlioz) [3:27]
    (870i) 032094

  13. LA FAVORITE: Léonor, viens (Donizetti) [4:02 ]
    (871i) 032095

  14. HAMLET: Comme une pâle fleur (Thomas) [3:04]
    (872i) 032096

  15. GUILLAUME TELL: Sois immobile (Rossini) [2:54]
    (873i) 032099

  16. LE ROI DE LAHORE: Promesse de mon avenir (Massenet) [3:32]
    (874i) 032098

  17. LA FAVORITE: Pour tant d'amour (Donizetti) [4:11]
    (875i) 032092X

  18. LA DAMNATION DE FAUST: Devant la maison (Berlioz) [1:48] (876i) 032100

  19. DON GIOVANNI: Parais à ta fenêtre & Tu ch'hai la bocca dolce (Mozart) [3:51 ]
    (877i) 032097

  20. HÉRODIADE: Vision fugitive (Massenet) [4:00]
    (878i) 032091X

    Paris, Pathé, 1902/1903 (Track 21 with piano accompaniment)

  21. SIGURD: Et toi, Fréïa (Reyer) [2:53]
    (3386)

All recordings were made in Paris by the Gramophone Company except CD 2, Track 21, which was made in Paris by the Pathé Company. Of the seven titles known to have been recorded by Renaud for Pathé, the excerpt from Sigurd, a role which Renaud created, is the only selection not repeated by him for the Gramophone Company. Languages: All selections are sung in French except for the second verse of both versions of the Don Giovanni "Serenade," (CD 2, Tracks 7 & 19) which is sung in Italian

Audio Conservation: Ward Marston

Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi