Performed by Bede Hanley and Stephen De Pledge at the CMNZ concert, 'Fantasy & Romance', Auckland Concert Chamber, 3 August 2021.
Hanley plays the vocal lines of two of Fauré's most well-known mélodies:
Après un rêve ('After a dream') is a setting of a poem by Romaine Bussine.
Mandoline is a setting of a poem by Paul Verlaine inspired by a painting by Watteau in which commedia dell'arte characters dance to the accompaniment of a mandolin.
Recorded by RNZ Concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 3 August 2021
Producer: Tim Dodd; Engineer: Adrian Hollay