Notes and Editorial Reviews
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Francis Poulenc's death, EMI Classics presents this limited edition box set on 20 CDs of the complete works, featuring both new and legendary historic performances. Poulenc’s music ranges from whimsical cabaret influences to gentle lyricism to the deeply dramatic. The composer is heard at the piano in the Concerto for two pianos, and many artists who worked with Poulenc are also featured, including Pierre Bernac, Jacques Février, Gabriel Tacchino and Georges Prêtre. The box also includes a premiere recording of Poulenc’s Un Joueur de flute berce les ruines, performed by Emmanuel Pahud.
The set includes legendary recordings of Dialogue des Carmelites with Regine Crespin
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conducted by Pierre Dervaux, Le Mamelles de Tiresias and La Voix humaine with Denise Duval. The set also includes the multi award-winning complete piano works performed by Gabriel Tacchino. The chamber music recordings feature Alan Civil, Michel Portal, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Pierre Fournier and Michel Debost.
An extensive 148-page booklet with English and French liner notes describes each individual work, and there are tributes by Denise Duval and Gabriel Tacchino, with a rich iconography making this box set a unique collectors' item.
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There are two major reasons to own this set. The first, obviously, is because you get the complete works of Poulenc, one of the 20th century’s great composers. Not every performance is ideal; we are still waiting for a superb version of Les Biches, for example, and Georges Prêtre’s complete digital recording was not truly memorable either sonically or interpretively. This however is the exception that proves the rule–otherwise, this is great stuff. As a composer, Poulenc had a much wider range than is usually thought, and this opportunity to hear his complete output confirms just that fact. There’s a world of difference between the unaccompanied choral and sacred works, and his concertos and other instrumental pieces, but all of it sounds entirely characteristic and personal.
The other reason to own this set is because it captures performances by some of the greatest French artists of the first half of the 20th century, many working in a style that has effectively vanished. I’m thinking of those marvelously piquant French woodwinds in the chamber works–consider the Sextuor for piano and winds, or the delicious Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano (first sound clip). In the orchestral pieces, there’s the Paris Conservatory Orchestra, an ensemble that preserved a performance style going back to Beethoven himself (no, you won’t find authentic Classical orchestral timbre in Vienna), or Aimée Van de Wiele’s jumbo harpsichord in the Concert champêtre. For the piano and chamber works, we have Jacques Févier (among others) and Poulenc himself.
Then there are the singers. Poulenc was one of the great 20th century songwriters, and EMI assembled a tremendous roster of French song specialists: Ely Ameling, Gabriel Bacquier, Pierre Bernac, and Gérard Souzay. In the operas we have the amazing voice of Denise Duval, not just in Dialogues of the Carmelites, but in her still unmatched version of La voix humaine. And if you don’t know Les Mamelles de Tirésias, then you’re missing one of the great comic operas. In Dialogues, we also have the young and vocally resplendent Régine Crespin, and Rita Gorr as well. EMI has also thoughtfully included a classic rendition of Poulenc’s unforgettable torch song Les chemins de l’amour, sung by Yvonne Printemps (second sound clip).
The sonics have dated, no doubt about that, but everything is quite listenable, and even the mono recordings are generally very good. This exact same set was released in four separate albums a decade or so ago by EMI France; here it appears in a single 20-CD box, but the couplings are otherwise identical. The lack of texts and translations is an issue, but you should have little problem in these Internet days sourcing them online, as necessary. Essential.
-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Mouvements perpétuels (3) by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918; France
2.
Nocturnes (8) for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1929-1938; France
3.
Suite française after Claude Gervaise for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935; France
4.
Novelette sur un thème de Manuel de Falla for Piano in E minor by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1959; France
5.
Novelettes (2) for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927-1928; France
6.
Valse for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919; France
7.
Improvisations (10) for Piano, FP 63 by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932-1934; France
8.
Pièce brève sur le nom d'Albert Roussel for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1929; France
9.
Valse-improvisation on the name of Bach for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; France
10.
Villageoises by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; France
11.
Intermezzi (3) for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934-1943; France
12.
Suite for Piano in C major by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920/1926; France
13.
Mélancolie by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940; France
14.
Improvisations (2) for Piano, FP 113 by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; France
15.
Improvisations (2) for Piano, FP 170 by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1958; France
16.
Improvisation for Piano no 15 in C minor, FP 176 "Hommage à Edith Piaf" by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1959; France
17.
Humoresque for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; France
18.
Pieces (3) for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928/1953; France
19.
Bourrée au pavillon d'Auvergne for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; France
20.
Presto for Piano in B flat major by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; France
21.
L'éventail de Jeanne: Pastourelle by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927; France
22.
Française by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; France
23.
Sonata for 2 Pianos by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano),
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1953; France
24.
L'embarquement pour Cythère for 2 Pianos by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano),
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951; France
25.
Élégie for Piano, FP 175 by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano),
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1959; France
26.
Le bal masqué: Capriccio for 2 Pianos by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano),
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1952; France
27.
Badinage by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; France
28.
Feuillets d'album (3) by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; France
29.
Impromptus (5) for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920/1939; France
30.
Promenades (10) by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1921; France
31.
Suite française after Claude Gervaise for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Emmanuel Strosser (Piano),
Xavier Phillips (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935; France
Date of Recording: 1998
32.
Sonata for Piano 4 hands by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918; France
Date of Recording: 1972
33.
Elégie for Horn and Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano),
Alan Civil (Horn)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1957; France
Date of Recording: 1971
34.
Les soirées de Nazelles by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930-1936; France
Date of Recording: 1968
35.
Thème varié for Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951; France
Date of Recording: 1969
36.
Napoli by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1925; France
Date of Recording: 1970
37.
Villanelle for Pipe and Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Laurence Pottier (Flute),
Emmanuel Strosser (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; France
Date of Recording: 1998
38.
Sonata for Violin and Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Alexander Lonquich (Piano),
Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1991
39.
Sonata for Cello and Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Pierre Fournier (Cello),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1948; France
Date of Recording: 1971
40.
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gérard Faisandier (Bassoon),
Robert Casier (Oboe),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; France
Date of Recording: 1964
41.
Sextet for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
André Boutard (Clarinet),
Robert Casier (Oboe),
Michel Bergès (Horn),
Jacques Février (Piano),
Jacques Castagner (Flute),
Gérard Faisandier (Bassoon)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932-1939; France
Date of Recording: 1964
42.
Sarabande for Guitar by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Oscar Ghiglia (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1960; France
Date of Recording: 1967
43.
Le bal masqué: Bagatelle by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
David Grimal (Violin),
Emmanuel Strosser (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; France
Date of Recording: 1998
44.
Sonata for Flute and Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Michel Debost (Flute),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1956-1957; France
Date of Recording: 1973
45.
Sonata for Oboe and Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano),
Maurice Bourgue (Oboe)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1962; France
Date of Recording: 1973
46.
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano),
Michel Portal (Clarinet)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1962; France
Date of Recording: 1972
47.
Sonata for 2 Clarinets by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Maurice Gabai (Clarinet),
Michel Portal (Clarinet)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918/1945; France
Date of Recording: 1973
48.
Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Amaury Wallez (Bassoon),
Michel Portal (Clarinet)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1922/1945; France
Date of Recording: 1973
49.
Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Alan Civil (Horn),
John Wilbraham (Trumpet),
John Iveson (Trombone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1922/1945; France
Date of Recording: 1971
50.
Mouvements perpétuels (3) by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
François Boulanger
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Garde Républicaine Soloists Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918; France
Date of Recording: 1998
51.
Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines, Op. 114 by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Emmanuel Pahud (Flute)
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
52.
Les biches by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra,
Ambrosian Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; France
Date of Recording: 11/1980
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London
Length: 33 Minutes 58 Secs.
Language: French
53.
L'éventail de Jeanne: Pastourelle by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927; France
Date of Recording: 11/1980
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London
Length: 2 Minutes 16 Secs.
54.
Suite française after Claude Gervaise for Chamber Orchestra by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935; France
Date of Recording: 1968
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 12 Minutes 23 Secs.
55.
Les animaux modèles: Suite by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; France
Date of Recording: 05/1965
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 21 Minutes 23 Secs.
56.
Sinfonietta by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1947-1948; France
Date of Recording: 1968
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 27 Minutes 52 Secs.
57.
Bucolique for "Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long" by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954; France
Date of Recording: 11/1980
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London
Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs.
58.
La guirlande de Campra: Matelote provençale by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1952; France
Date of Recording: 11/1980
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London
Length: 1 Minutes 31 Secs.
59.
Marches (2) and an Interlude for Chamber Orchestra by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; France
Date of Recording: 1968
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 5 Minutes 14 Secs.
60.
Concert champêtre for Harpsichord by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Aimée Van de Wiele (Harpsichord)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927-28; France
Date of Recording: 04/1962
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 25 Minutes 12 Secs.
61.
Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano),
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; France
Date of Recording: 04/1962
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 19 Minutes 9 Secs.
62.
Les mariés de la tour Eiffel: La baigneuse de Trouville by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 1968
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 1 Minutes 56 Secs.
63.
Les mariés de la tour Eiffel: Discours du général by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 1968
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 0 Minutes 57 Secs.
64.
Gloria in G major by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Rosanna Carteri (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
ORTF National Orchestra,
ORTF Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1959; France
Date of Recording: 10/1988
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris, France
Length: 26 Minutes 52 Secs.
Language: Latin
65.
Stabat mater by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Régine Crespin (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
René Duclos Chorus,
ORTF National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1950; France
Date of Recording: 09/1984
Venue: Salle Wagram, Paris, France
Length: 33 Minutes 29 Secs.
Language: Latin
66.
Exultate Deo by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
John Alldis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Groupe Vocal de France
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; France
Language: Latin
67.
Ave verum corpus by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
John Alldis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Groupe Vocal de France
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1952; France
Language: Latin
68.
Salve Regina by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
John Alldis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Groupe Vocal de France
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; France
69.
Figure humaine by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943/1959; France
Date of Recording: 01/1989
Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk
Length: 19 Minutes 56 Secs.
Language: French
70.
Laudes de Saint Antoine de Padoue by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1957-1959; France
Date of Recording: 01/1989
Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk
Length: 8 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: French
71.
Petites prières (4) de Saint François d'Assise by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1948; France
Date of Recording: 01/1989
Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk
Length: 7 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: French
72.
Motets (4) pour un temps de pénitence by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Jacques Jouineau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French Radio Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938-1939; France
73.
Motets (4) pour le temps de Noël by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951-1952; France
74.
Litanies à la vierge noire de Rocamadour by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Jacques Jouineau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
ORTF Children's Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; France
75.
Mass in G major by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; France
76.
Les mariés de la tour Eiffel by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Paris, France
77.
Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Maurice Duruflé (Organ)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra,
French National Radio Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; France
Date of Recording: 02/1961
Venue: St. Étienne du Mont, Paris
Length: 22 Minutes 47 Secs.
78.
Un soir de neige by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; France
79.
Sécheresses by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Jacques Jouineau
Orchestra/Ensemble:
French Radio Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; France
80.
Rapsodie nègre by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Maryse Charpentier (Piano),
Jean-Christoph Benoit (Baritone)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Conservatoire Soloists Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1917/1933
Date of Recording: 1965
81.
Le bestiaire by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Maryse Charpentier (Piano),
Jean-Christoph Benoit (Baritone)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Conservatoire Soloists Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1965
82.
Le bestiaire: La colombe by Francis Poulenc
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919; France
Date of Recording: 1998
83.
Le bestiaire: Le serpent by Francis Poulenc
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919; France
Date of Recording: 1998
84.
La Puce by Francis Poulenc
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1960; France
Date of Recording: 1998
85.
Cocardes by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (Tenor)
Conductor:
François Boulanger
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Garde Républicaine Soloists Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919; France
Date of Recording: 1998
86.
Poems (4) of Max Jacob by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (Tenor)
Conductor:
François Boulanger
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Garde Républicaine Soloists Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1922; USA
Date of Recording: 1998
87.
Poèmes (5) de Ronsard by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
François Le Roux (Baritone)
Conductor:
John Nelson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924-1925; France
Date of Recording: 1993
88.
Chansons (8) gaillardes by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jean-Philippe Collard (Piano),
José Van Dam (Bass-baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 1987-8
89.
Airs (4) chantés by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Geoffrey Parsons (Piano),
Rita Streich (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927-1928; France
Date of Recording: 1968
90.
Épitaphe by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1930; France
Date of Recording: 1974
91.
Poèmes (3) de Louise Lalanne by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Elly Ameling (Soprano),
Dalton Baldwin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; France
Date of Recording: 1974
92.
Poèmes (4) d'Apollinaire by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; France
Date of Recording: 1975
93.
Poèmes (5) d'Eluard by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gérard Souzay (Baritone),
Dalton Baldwin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935; France
Date of Recording: 1972
94.
Chansons polonaises (8) by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; France
Date of Recording: 1976
95.
A sa guitare by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Mady Mesplé (Soprano),
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935; France
Date of Recording: 1985
96.
Tel jour, telle nuit by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Pierre Bernac (Baritone),
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936-1937; France
Date of Recording: 1946
97.
Poèmes (3) de Louise de Vilmorin by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Liliane Berton (Soprano),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; France
Date of Recording: 1966
98.
Poèmes (2) d'Apollinaire by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Michel Sénéchal (Tenor),
Dalton Baldwin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; France
Date of Recording: 1976
99.
Miroirs brûlants by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
William Parker (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938-1939; France
Date of Recording: 1975
100.
Le portrait by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jacques Février (Piano),
Michel Sénéchal (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; France
Date of Recording: 1966
101.
La grenouillère by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; France
Date of Recording: 1966
102.
Priez pour paix by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; France
Date of Recording: 1974
103.
Ce doux petit visage by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Mady Mesplé (Soprano),
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; France
Date of Recording: 1985
104.
Bleuet by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; France
Date of Recording: 1976
105.
Fiançailles pour rire by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Mady Mesplé (Soprano),
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; France
Date of Recording: 1984
106.
Banalités by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
William Parker (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940; France
Date of Recording: 1975
107.
Métamorphoses (3) by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Pierre Bernac (Baritone),
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943; France
Date of Recording: 1945
108.
Montparnasse by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jean-Christoph Benoit (Baritone),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941-1945; France
Date of Recording: 1966
109.
Hyde Park by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1945; France
Date of Recording: 1976
110.
Paul et Virginie by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
William Parker (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1946; France
Date of Recording: 1975
111.
...Mais mourir by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
William Parker (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1947; France
Date of Recording: 1975
112.
Hymne by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1949; France
Date of Recording: 1976
113.
Chansons (3) de Lorca by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1947; France
Date of Recording: 1972
114.
Le disparu by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1947; France
Date of Recording: 1966
115.
Main dominée par le coeur by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jean-Christoph Benoit (Baritone),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1947; France
Date of Recording: 1966
116.
Calligrammes by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
William Parker (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1948; France
Date of Recording: 1975
117.
Mazurka by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1949; France
Date of Recording: 1976
118.
La fraîcheur et le feu by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Irwin Gage (Piano),
Jessye Norman (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1950; France
Date of Recording: 1969
119.
Parisiana by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jean-Christoph Benoit (Baritone),
Jacques Février (Piano),
Michel Sénéchal (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954; France
Date of Recording: 1966
120.
Rosemonde by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
William Parker (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954; France
Date of Recording: 1975
121.
Le travail du peintre by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1956; France
Date of Recording: 1975
122.
Mélodies 1956 (2): no 1, La souris by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1956; France
Date of Recording: 1975
123.
Mélodies 1956 (2): no 2, Nuage by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1956; France
Date of Recording: 1975
124.
Dernier poème by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Gabriel Bacquier (Baritone),
Jacques Février (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1956; France
Date of Recording: 1966
125.
Une chanson de porcelaine by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Michel Sénéchal (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1958; France
Date of Recording: 1976
126.
La courte paille by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Mady Mesplé (Soprano),
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1960; France
Date of Recording: 1985
127.
Toréador by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Michel Sénéchal (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918/1932; France
Date of Recording: 1977
128.
Fancy by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Elly Ameling (Soprano),
Dalton Baldwin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1959; France
Date of Recording: 1977
129.
Colloque by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Elly Ameling (Soprano),
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940; France
Date of Recording: 1977
130.
Léocadia: Les chemins de l'amour by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Mady Mesplé (Soprano),
Gabriel Tacchino (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940; France
Date of Recording: 1984
131.
Vocalise by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Marie Devellereau (Soprano),
Emmanuel Strosser (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927; France
Date of Recording: 1998
132.
Pierrot by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Nicolas Rivenq (Baritone),
Emmanuel Strosser (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; France
Date of Recording: 1998
133.
Nos souvenirs chantent by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Marie Devellereau (Soprano),
Emmanuel Strosser (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1998
134.
Vive Nadia by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Nicolas Rivenq (Baritone),
Emmanuel Strosser (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1957; France
Date of Recording: 1998
135.
Chansons villageoises (6) by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jean-Christoph Benoit (Baritone)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Conservatoire Soloists Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; France
Date of Recording: 1965
136.
Chansons pour enfants (4) by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Dalton Baldwin (Piano),
Michel Sénéchal (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; France
Date of Recording: 1977
137.
Petites voix by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Jacques Besson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Maîtrise de la Radioffusion Française Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; France
Date of Recording: 1953
138.
Chansons (7) by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Eric Ericson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stockholm Chamber Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; France
Date of Recording: 1975
139.
Chanson à boire by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1922; France
Date of Recording: 1991
140.
Chansons françaises (8) by Francis Poulenc
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Orchestra/Ensemble:
The Sixteen
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1945; France
Date of Recording: 1991
141.
Dialogues des carmélites by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Régine Crespin (Soprano),
Rita Gorr (Mezzo Soprano),
Paul Finel (Tenor),
Xavier Depraz (Bass),
Max Conti (Baritone),
Liliane Berton (Soprano),
Louis Rialland (Tenor),
Denise Scharley (Soprano),
Janine Fourrier (Soprano),
Denise Duval (Soprano),
Gisèle Desmoutiers (Soprano),
René Bianco (Baritone),
Jacques Mars (Bass),
Raphael Romagnoni (Tenor),
Charles Paul (Bass),
Michel Forel (Tenor)
Conductor:
Pierre Dervaux
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris,
National Theater Opera Chorus of Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1953-1956; France
Date of Recording: 1958
Length: 144 Minutes 6 Secs.
Language: French
142.
L'Histoire de Babar by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Peter Ustinov (Spoken Vocals)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940-1945; France
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Wagram Hall, Paris, France
Length: 27 Minutes 10 Secs.
Language: French
143.
Les mamelles de Tirésias by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Emile Rousseau (Baritone),
Jean Giraudeau (Tenor),
Marguérite Legouhy (Mezzo Soprano),
Denise Duval (Soprano),
Robert Jeantet (Baritone)
Conductor:
André Cluytens
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra,
Paris Opéra Comique Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; France
Date of Recording: 09/1953
144.
Le bal masqué by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
Jean-Christophe Benoit (Baritone),
Maryse Charpentier (Piano)
Conductor:
Georges Prêtre
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Society of the Conservatory Concerts Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; France
Date of Recording: 03/1965
145.
L'invitation au chateau by Francis Poulenc
Performer:
David Grimal (Violin),
Emmanuel Strosser (Piano),
Romain Guyot (Clarinet)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1947; France
Sound Samples
Trois mouvements perpétuels FP 14 : I - Assez modéré
Trois mouvements perpétuels FP 14 : II - Très modéré
Trois mouvements perpétuels FP 14 : III - Alerte
Huit Nocturnes FP 56 : No.1 en ut majeur
Huit Nocturnes FP 56 : No.2 en la majeur ''Bal de jeunes filles''
Huit Nocturnes FP 56 : No.3 en fa majeur ''Les cloches de Malines''
Huit Nocturnes FP 56 : No.4 en ut mineur
Huit Nocturnes FP 56 : No.5 en ré mineur
Huit Nocturnes FP 56 : No.6 en sol majeur
Huit Nocturnes FP 56 : No.7 en mi bémol majeur
Huit Nocturnes FP 56 : No.8 en sol majeur ''pour servir de coda au cycle''
Suite Française d'après Claude Gervaise (XVIème siècle) FP 80 : I Bransle de Bourgogne
Suite Française d'après Claude Gervaise (XVIème siècle) FP 80 : II Pavane
Suite Française d'après Claude Gervaise (XVIème siècle) FP 80 : III Petite marche militaire
Suite Française d'après Claude Gervaise (XVIème siècle) FP 80 : IV Complainte
Suite Française d'après Claude Gervaise (XVIème siècle) FP 80 : V Bransle de Champagne
Suite Française d'après Claude Gervaise (XVIème siècle) FP 80 : VI Sicilienne
Suite Française d'après Claude Gervaise (XVIème siècle) FP 80 : VII Carillon
Deux Novelettes, FP 47 : No.1 en ut majeur
Deux Novelettes, FP47 : No.2 en si bémol mineur
Novelette, FP 173 : No.3 en mi mineur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.1 en si mineur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.2 en la bémol majeur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.3 en si mineur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.4 en la bémol majeur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.5 en la mineur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.6 en si bémol majeur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.7 en ut majeur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.8 en la mineur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.9 en ré majeur
Improvisation FP 63 : No.10 en fa majeur ''Eloge des gammes''
Deux Improvisations FP 113 : No.11 en sol mineur
Deux Improvisations FP 113 : No.12 en mi bémol majeur ''Hommage à Schubert''
Deux Improvisations FP 170 : No.13 en la mineur
Deux Improvisations FP 170 : No.14 en ré bémol majeur
Improvisation en ut mineur ''Hommage à Edith Piaf'' FP 176
Promenades FP 24 : I A pied : nonchalant
Promenades FP 24 : II En auto : très agité
Promenades FP 24 : III A cheval : modéré
Promenades FP 24 : IV En bateau : agité
Promenades FP 24 : V En avion : lent
Promenades FP 24 : VI En autobus : trépidant
Promenades FP 24 : VII En voiture : très lent
Promenades FP 24 : VIII En chemin de fer
Promenades FP 24 : IX A bicyclette
Promenades FP 24 : X - En diligence : lent
Trois Pièces pour piano FP 48 : I Pastorale
Trois Pièces pour piano FP 48 : II Hymne
Trois Pièces pour piano FP 48 : III Toccata
Suite pour piano [Suite en ut] FP 19 : I - Presto
Suite pour piano [Suite en ut] FP 19 : II - Andante (en si bémol majeur)
Suite pour piano [Suite en ut] FP 19 : III - Vif
Deux Intermezzi FP 71 : No.1 en ut majeur
Deux Intermezzi FP 71 : No.2 en ré bémol majeur
Intermezzo en la bémol majeur FP 118
Cinq Impromptus FP 21 : I Très agité
Cinq Impromptus FP 21 : II Allegro vivace
Cinq Impromptus FP 21 : III Très modéré
Cinq Impromptus FP 21 : IV Violent
Cinq Impromptus FP 21 : V Andante
Feuillets d'album FP 68 : I Ariette : décidé
Feuillets d'album FP 68 : II Rêve : allegretto
Feuillets d'album FP 68 : III Gigue : prestissimo
Villageoises : Petites pièces enfantines pour piano FP 65 : Valse tyrolienne
Villageoises : Petites pièces enfantines pour piano FP 65 : Staccato
Villageoises : Petites pièces enfantines pour piano FP 65 : Rustique
Villageoises : Petites pièces enfantines pour piano FP 65 : Polka
Villageoises : Petites pièces enfantines pour piano FP 65 : Petite ronde
Villageoises : Petites pièces enfantines pour piano FP 65 : Coda
Française d'après Claude Gervaise (16ème siècle) FP 103
Bourrée ''au Pavillon d'Auvergne'' FP 87
Presto en si bémol mineur FP 70
Pièce brève ''sur le nom d'Albert Roussel'' FP 50
Valse-improvisation sur le nom de Bach FP 62 (extrait de l'Hommage à Bach de la Revue Musicale)
Valse en ut majeur (extrait de ''l'Album des Six'') FP 17
Pastourelle, extrait de L'Eventail de Jeanne, FP 45
Sonate pour piano à quatre mains FP 8 (Version 1918 révisée en 1939) : I - Prélude
Sonate pour piano à quatre mains FP 8 (Version 1918 révisée en 1939) : II - Rustique
Sonate pour piano à quatre mains FP 8 (Version 1918 révisée en 1939) : III - Final (très vite)
L'Embarquement pour Cythère, valse-musette pour deux pianos FP 150
Elégie (en accords alternés) pour deux pianos FP 175
Capriccio pour deux pianos d'après le Bal Masqué FP 155
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