With renewed interest in the music of Poldowski in recent years, this critical edition of her songs is a welcome addition to the vocal repertoire. The edition, in two volumes, present all 36 of Poldowski's extant works for voice and piano. Volume 1 contains 22 French settings on the poetry of Verlaine, including Colombine; Mandoline; and Spleen. Volume 2 contains settings of French poets as well as a few English texts and includes Soir; La passante; and Down by the Salley Gardens.