Poulenc - Metamorphoses, FP 121
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Instrumental » Piano Solos
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Poulenc: The Complete Songs
Graham Johnson (piano), Ailish Tynan (soprano), Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), Pierre Bernac (narrator), Ben Johnson (tenor), Sarah Fox (soprano), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Ivan Ludlow (baritone), Brandon Velarde (baritone), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Robin Tritschler...
The greatest hero of the set remains Graham Johnson himself. As well as writing the booklet notes and organising the whole adventure, Johnson proves himself to be the most sensitive and accomplished... —
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Interpretation of Poulenc's songs never stands still. But this recording reminds us of the impetus these artists gave to this repertoire, both in sound and imagination. —
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For me, the lighter popular songs that conclude the disc, with Alder floating exquisitely soft high notes, take the prize. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Song
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In a programme that moves, as in dreams, from land to land without seeming to notice, this delicately attuned soprano and her ever-wakeful pianist drift wherever Morpheus calls most beguilingly.... —
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The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 1
Lorna Anderson (soprano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Felicity Lott (soprano), Lisa Milne (soprano), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Robert Murray (tenor) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)
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... —
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One of the many joys of this fine disc is the absolute refusal of either singer or accompanist either to wallow in sentiment or to indulge in wayward self-promotion. Karina Gauvin's voice is... —
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