| Label: SIGNUM RECORDS
Catalog: SIGCD247
Format: CD Lisa Milne, soprano; Lorna Anderson, soprano; Robert Murray, tenor; Felicity Lott, soprano; Christopher Maltman, baritone; Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone; Malcolm Martineau, pianoPoulenc
Metamorphoses [LM] / Cocardes [RM] / Chansons gaillardes [CM] / À sa guitare [LA] / Épitaphe sur un texte de Malherbe [JL] / Trois Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin [LA] / Bleuet [RM] / Dernier poème [LM] / Rosemonde [CM] / Fiançailles [LM] / Parisiana [RM] / La Courte Paille [FL] 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 generalisation, Poulenc set his music to a wide range of French poetry - both ancient and modern, and from the serious to the surreal.
This release marks the first in a new series charting the complete songs of Francis Poulenc, performed by some of the greatest singers of the day and accompanied by the exceptional Malcolm Martineau. Future releases will feature several works that have never before been recorded.
This disc includes the vocal works: Cocardes, Metamorphoses, Chansons gaillardes, À sa guitare, Épitaphe sur un texte de Malherbe, Trois Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin, Bleuet, Dernier poème, Rosemonde, Fiançailles, Parisiana and La Courte Paille.  Price: $25.98 |
