On Monday, April 1, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Stefan Pilczek wrote:
> Just to let you know, the Panzera recordings of the melodies of Duparc
> are available in excellent transfers on a disc in the EMI References
> series, which also includes melodies by Faure, Saint-Saens and Debussy.
> Pearl also have a disc devoted to Panzera which complements the contents
> of the EMI disc and includes his version of Faure's "La bonne chanson".
> The same company has also done an excellent CD of the Coppola recording
> of "La Damnation de Faust" from 1930 (abridged) where Panzera takes the
> part of Mephistopheles.
> Souzay's 1960's versions of the Duparc melodies are available as part of
> a 4 CD set from Philips entitled "Melodies francaises" which also
> includes works by Faure, Poulenc, Ravel, Bizet, Satie, etc. There is
> also an excellent Decca CD which includes recordings that Souzay made in
> 1950 and 1955 of melodies by Faure and Chausson. Here he was in his very
> best voice. Particularly wonderful is his ravishing performance of
> Faure's "Clair de lune". Be quick with this one though. It's part of
> Decca's Historic series and these issues don't seem to last very long in
> the catalogue!
> If you want any more info on recordings of French melodies (of which I am
> an avid devotee, as I speak the language), please feel free to e-mail me
> and I'll do my best to help.

(Y. upload):

"Baudelaire Duparc La vie anterieure Panzara."