Faure Gabriel – Three Songs for soprano & guitar
Le Papillon Et La Fleur
Mai
Rêve d’Amour
Fauré, the grandmaster of french art song and melodie, composed this beautiful song in 1861 at the age of 16 ! It is officially listed as “Op.1 No1”. Title and lyrics are by Victor Hugo.
(Originally written for voice and piano. The transcription for guitar was made by Stefan Karpati.)