The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 1

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Alongside Malcolm Martineau's searching piano, the singers find a consistent character: considered, spacious, unaffected but cumulatively intense, to the extent that you may need to pause and... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Feb 2011
Catalogue No: SIGCD247
Label: Signum
Series: Complete Songs of Poulenc
Length: 69 minutes

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Poulenc: Cocardes

Work length6:39

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Malcolm Martineau, Robert Murray

Miel de Narbonne

Track length2:44

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Bonne d’enfant

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Enfant de troupe

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Poulenc: Métamorphoses

Work length4:43

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Lisa Milne, Malcolm Martineau

Reine des mouettes

Track length1:03

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C’est ainsi que tu es

Track length2:27

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Paganini

Track length1:13

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Poulenc: Chansons gaillardes

Work length12:28

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Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Dame Felicity Lott, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray

La maîtresse volage

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Chanson à boire

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Madrigal

Track length0:36

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Invocation aux Parques

Track length1:45

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Couplets bachiques

Track length1:30

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L’offrande

Track length1:04

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La belle jeunesse

Track length1:40

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Sérénade

Track length2:45

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Poulenc: A sa guitare

Work length2:56

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Lorna Anderson, Malcolm Martineau

Poulenc: Épitaphe sur un texte de Malherbe

Work length1:12

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Jonathan Lemalu, Malcolm Martineau

Poulenc: Trois poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin

Work length6:35

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Lorna Anderson, Malcolm Martineau

Le Garçon de Liège

Track length1:27

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Au-delà

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Aux Officiers de la garde blanche

Track length3:48

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Poulenc: Bleuet

Work length3:21

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Malcolm Martineau, Robert Murray

Poulenc: Dernier poeme

Work length2:05

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Lisa Milne, Malcolm Martineau

Poulenc: Rosemonde

Work length1:56

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Christopher Maltman, Malcolm Martineau

Poulenc: Fiançailles

Work length14:22

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Lisa Milne, Malcolm Martineau

La dame d’André

Track length1:22

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Dans l’herbe

Track length2:40

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Il vole

Track length1:52

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Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant

Track length3:22

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Violon

Track length2:14

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Fleurs

Track length2:52

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Poulenc: Parisiana

Work length2:29

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Malcolm Martineau, Robert Murray

Jouer du bugle

Track length1:39

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Vous n’écrivez plus?

Track length0:50

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Poulenc: La courte paille

Work length10:34

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Dame Felicity Lott, Malcolm Martineau

Le sommeil

Track length2:04

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Quelle aventure!

Track length1:04

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La reine de cœur

Track length1:43

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Ba, be, bi, bo, bu

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Les anges musiciens

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Le carafon

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Lune d’avril

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Composed over a period of 44 years the 150 works for piano and voice 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 music to a wide range of different French poetry – both ancient and modern, 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.

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June 2011

Alongside Malcolm Martineau's searching piano, the singers find a consistent character: considered, spacious, unaffected but cumulatively intense, to the extent that you may need to pause and catch your breath every so often...Anderson finds a deadpan, butter-wouldn't-melt character for Vilmorin's more suggestive lines, while Maltman brings good humour and a poker face to the earthy Chansons galliardes

May 2011

these are songs that benefit greatly from the kind of musical intelligence Lott has in abundance...The early Chansons gaillardes are eloquently sung by Christopher Maltman...Lorna Anderson gives straightforward and very attractive readings...Lisa Milne is similarly excellent in the cycle Fiancailles pour rire and the slightly later group of three Metamorphoses

17th March 2011

The best performances... - Murray in the early Cocteau cycle Cocardes, Maltman in the Chansons Gaillardes, Milne in Fiançailles pour Rire – are very fine, even if it remains a disc to sample piecemeal rather than as a whole

3rd April 2011

Poulenc's singular mix of whimsy, religiosity and cool wit guarantees plenty of variety, and each song has a characteristically elaborate, note-rich piano part. Malcolm Martineau accompanies with judicious, sharp-eared facility and experience.

26th March 2011

This is a delightful project...Plus factors include national treasure Felicity Lott, divine in the 1960 cycle La Courte Paille. There’s also the masterly accompaniment of Malcolm Martineau, who helps to confirm Poulenc’s belief that his songs contained better piano music than any of his solo pieces.

The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 1

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