| Le Jardin clos | |
|---|---|
| Song cycle byGabriel Fauré | |
 The composer in 1907 | |
| Opus | 106 |
| Text | Poems fromEntrevisions byCharles van Lerberghe |
| Language | French |
| Composed | 1914 (1914) |
| Performed | 28 January 1915 (1915-01-28) |
| Published | 1915 (1915) |
| Movements | eight |
| Scoring | voice and piano |
Le Jardin clos,Op. 106, is asong cycle byGabriel Fauré, of eightmélodies for voice andpiano. It is based on eight poems from the collectionEntrevisions byCharles van Lerberghe.[1] Fauré composed the cycle in 1914, starting it inGermany and continuing inSwitzerland andFrance after he fled Germany on the outbreak ofWorld War I.[2]
The song cycle was composed over the period July to November 1914.[1] Fauré wrote the first song, "Exaucement", during his stay of 21–30 July atBad Ems,[3] where he hoped to improve his health, particularly hishearing impairment.[4] Then, with war breaking out, he made his way from Germany back to France via Switzerland, travelling viaSaint-Louis,Basel andGeneva.[2] Fauré continued to compose the cycle at Geneva andParis,[5] and also atPau, which he visited in October.[3]
Fauré's settings are as follows:[1]
The cycle's overall title was taken from the second section of Van Lerberghe'sEntrevisions, which has Latin epigraphs drawn from the BiblicalSong of Songs, although only three poems from that appeared in the cycle, the rest being selected from other sections. The title ofLe Jardin clos (the closed garden) evokes the small world of theGarden of Eden, while the eroticism of the epigraphs informs the spirit of Fauré's work.[6]
Le Jardin clos had its premiere at the Concerts Casella on 28 January 1915, sung byClaire Croiza. The pianist was Fauré.[7]
The song cycle was published by Durand in May 1915.[8] Fauré gave the songs individual dedications; "Dans la nymphée" was dedicated to Croiza.[1]
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