Beau soir

Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivières sont roses Et qu'un tiède frisson court sur les champs de blé, Un conseil d'être heureux semble sortir des choses Et monter vers le cœur troublé.

The poem paints the picture of a beautiful evening where the rivers are turned rose-colored by the sunset and the wheat fields are moved by a warm breeze.

The piano and voice partner to create the sensation of peace that one might feel in the evening in nature, fitting the post-Romantic style.

"Beau soir" has been recorded by many singers, including Barbra Streisand (on her album Classical Barbra), Maggie Teyte, Véronique Gens, Giuseppe De Luca, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Renée Fleming, Jessye Norman (last track on the album An Evening With Jessye Norman), and Diana Damrau.

[citation needed] It has also been arranged for various instruments, including for violin and orchestra by Jascha Heifetz[2] and cello and piano by Julian Lloyd Webber.