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3 Songs, Op 7 (No 1, Apres un Reve)
Composer: Gabriel Faur茅
Performer: Ruby Hughes (Soprano)
Performer: Julius Drake (Piano)
Recording date: 24 January 2012
Date of broadcast: 05 August 2012
One of Faur茅's most popular vocal pieces, Apr猫s un r锚ve (After a dream) describes a dream of romantic flight with a lover, away from the earth and 'towards the light'. However, upon awakening, the dreamer longs to return to the 'mysterious night' and the ecstatic falsehood of his dream.
Composer: Gabriel Faur茅
Performer: Ruby Hughes (Soprano)
Performer: Julius Drake (Piano)
Recording date: 24 January 2012
Date of broadcast: 05 August 2012
