Philippe Jaroussky sings Fauré’s ’Spleen’ (Verlaine) on the album Green

’Green: French songs on the poetry of Verlaine’ out in February. Amazon: iTunes: Green, the long-awaited follow-up to Opium, is a collection of song settings of the poems of Paul Verlaine, one of the most influential figures of the fin de siècle. The settings range from music by composers Debussy, Chausson, Fauré and Hahn, to modern chansons by Léo Ferré and Charles Trenet. Featuring the Ebène Quartet and pianist Jérôme Ducros.