This critical edition of poems by Paul Verlaine, set to music by Faure, contains 19 songs, including Five Melodies "de Venise" Op. 58 and La Bonne Chanson Op. 61. This edition
"With distinguish'd glory shine, to add a lustre to this day." In 1713, Handel set this joyful text to one of his most exquisite melodies. A tender work of extraordinary grace, Eternal Source of Light