The songs from La Fontaine "are from an 18th century publication ... titled "New spiritual and moral lyrics ..." published in Paris, 1737"--Notes.

Hugues Cuenod, tenor; Albert Fuller, harpsichord.

Program notes and texts of the songs, with English translations of the German and French texts, on container.

Recital by Hugues Cuenod

Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach. (1725). Selections.

Fables sur de petits airs et sur des vaudevilles choisis. Selections.

Eight songs from plays of William Shakespeare. Take o take those lips away : from Measure for measure / Dr. John Wilson ; Come unto these yellow sands : Ariel's song from "The tempest" / Henry Purcell ; Full fathom five thy father lies : from "The tempest" / Purcell ; It was a lover and his lass : from "As you like it" / Thomas Morley ; Blow, blow thou winter wind : from "As you like it" / Dr. Thomas Arne ; Where the bee sucks, there suck I : from "The tempest" / Dr. Arne ; Come, come, come away death : from "Twelth night" / Dr. Arne ; Under the greenwood tree : from "As you like it" / Dr. Arne.

Five songs from J.S. Bach's Little notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. Erbauliche Gedanken eines Tabakrauchers ; Bist du bei mir ; "Aria di Giovanni" (Willst du dein Herz mir schenken) ; Wie wohl ist mir ; Gedenke doch, mein Geist.

Seven songs from La Fontaine's Fables / "basses figured ... by Clérambault". L'hippocrite reclus ; La peau de l'ours ; Sotte vanité ; L'oisiveté ; Bons amis rare ; La vie champêtre ; L'envie.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Musical settings.

La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695 > Musical settings.

Fables, French > Musical settings.