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The art song, from Schubert to Strauss
A poem, a voice and a piano, later an orchestra: from Schubert's first masterpieces to Strauss's last songs.
Schubert → Schumann → Wagner → Mahler → Debussy → Fauré → Strauss
Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1
This guide follows Fauré’s Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (1877) in one part.
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Follow all 3 sections as they play
0:01–2:35
Over steady repeated chords in the piano, the voice spins a long, arching line in triple . A sets the first , the dream of the lover's face ("Dans un sommeil que charmait ton image"), and A′ brings the melody back, altered, for the second and the flight towards the light. B begins with the waking ("Hélas! hélas, réveil des songes"): the line climbs to the song's loudest point on "Reviens, reviens, radieuse", then sinks for the final plea to the "nuit mystérieuse", fading to .
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- A′
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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