sung by Laurence Holmes (baritone)
Don Quichotte a Dulcinee (Trois poemes de Paul Morand ) ; Chanson romantique ; Chanson epique ; and Chanson a boire
Noel des jouets (The Christmas of tie toys)
Popular Greek Melodies:
Le reveil de la mariee (The bride's awakening) ; Chanson des cueitleuses de lentisques (Song of the lentisk gatherers) ; Tout gai! (Be gay!)
Ravel was one of the greatest composers of French song and his many songs are extremely characteristic of his style.
The three Popular Greek Melodies to be broadcast this evening come from a set of five that were written to oblige a friend, and they were finished in less than two days. The Greek Melodies are authentic, and Ravel has added extraordinarily clever and apt piano accompaniments.