Gabriel Fauré was a master of lyrical passion. He particularly loved intimate, chamber ensembles. For the Fauré anniversary year of 2024 – marking 100 years since his death – Denis Rouger has arranged numerous songs by the great French composer of the late Romantic and fin-de-siècle periods for his figure humaine chamber choir. The well-known art songs, originally composed for solo voice and piano, can now be enjoyed anew in this sensitive choral interpretation.

The first two CDs by this exce...