BENJAMIN GODARD (1849-1895): Te souviens-tu, Le Banc de pierre, Je ne veux pas d’autres choses, Dieu, qui sourit et qui donne, Jacotte, 6 Fables de La Fontaine, L’Invitation au voyage, Les Adieux du berger, Elle, Chanson du berger, 6 Nouvelles Chansons du vieux temps, Printemps, Guitare, Chanson, Le Ménétrier, Message.

Description: Some will be surprised that Godard turns out to be second only to Massenet in the number of songs he turned out (162 published, with four duets and ten posthumous songs). The joy in melody mentioned in the release above is, of course, present here too in an eclectic range of settings ranging from old French poetry from the 15th to the 17th centuries right up to contemporary authors. French-English texts. Tassis Christoyannis (baritone), Jeff Cohen (piano).