Le Don silencieux

Le Don silencieux (FR) The Silent Gift. Fauré's setting (1906) for voice and piano of the 28th (final) poem from L'Anémone des mers (Sea Anemone, 1906) by Jean Dominique. The poem was written in 1904, The poem ends with an exclamation point followed by ellipses, but the published song does not. Fauré writes: » It has been five days, and nothing exists but the first notes of this mélodie, and since it resembles none of my preceding works, nor those of anyone else, I am very happy. There isn't…