Poulenc: The Complete Songs Vol. 3

John Mark Ainsley, tenor; Lorna Anderson, soprano; Sarah Fox, soprano; Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone; Lisa Milne, soprano; Ann Murray, mezzo soprano; Robert Murray, tenor; Thomas Oliemans, baritone;
Malcolm Martineau, piano

Poulenc
Airs chantés [SF] / Deux mélodies / Miroirs brûlants [SF] / ...Mais mourir [JMA] / Main dominée par le coeur [TO] / La fraîcheur et le feu [JMA] / Calligrammes [TO] / La souris [LM] / Monsieur Sans Souci [JL] (Il fait tout lui-même) /Nous voulons une petite soeur [LA]

"[Felicity Lott's] artistry and feeling for the French language remain as impressive as ever." Gramophone

Composing over 150 works for piano and voice over a period of 44 years, the songs of Francis Poulenc remain consistently popular to concert audiences the world over. Varying in their individual style and character in a way that defies generalization, Poulenc set music to a wide range of different French poetry - both ancient and modern, and from the serious to the surreal. This is the third release in our series that will build to encompass the complete songs of Francis Poulenc - performed by some of the greatest singers of the day and accompanied by the exceptional Malcolm Martineau.

Praise for the first disc includes: "Lisa Milne performs wonderfully throughout this Poulenc disc. She really sings the French as to the Manoir born ... A nicely balanced and arranged recital for all of these voices, so a promising start to this new Poulenc series." Hilary Finch and Andrew McGregor, cD Review, BBc Radio 3

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