The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 3 / Amanda Roocroft, soprano. Fiona Janes, mezzo, John Mark Ainsley, tenor, Neal Davies, baritone

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Audio Samples

Album Summary

Performers

• Sarah Fox (Voice)
• Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Lorna Anderson (Soprano)
• Thomas Oliemans (Baritone)
• Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
• Robert Murray (Tenor)
• John Ainsley (Tenor)
• Lisa Milne (Soprano)
• Jonathan Lemalu (Bass Baritone)

Conductor

• Mackerras, Charles

Ensemble

• Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Composer

• Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Notes & Reviews:

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.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-).

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Works Details

Poulenc, Francis : Airs chantés, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 46

• Performers: Sarah Fox (Voice); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 6 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1927-1928

Poulenc, Francis : Colloque, for soprano, baritone & piano, FP 108

• Performers: Lorna Anderson (Soprano); Thomas Oliemans (Baritone); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1940

Poulenc, Francis : Les bijoux aux poitrines, mazurka for voice & piano (Mouvements du coeur), FP 145

• Performers: Thomas Oliemans (Baritone); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1949

Poulenc, Francis : La grenouillère ("Au bord de l'île on voit"), song for voice & piano, FP 96

• Performers: Malcolm Martineau (Piano); Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1938

Poulenc, Francis : Montparnasse

• Performers: Thomas Oliemans (Baritone); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1941-1945

Poulenc, Francis : Hyde Park ("Les faiseurs de religion"), song for voice & piano, FP 127/2

• Performers: Thomas Oliemans (Baritone); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1945

Poulenc, Francis : Deux mélodies sur des poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 131

• Performers: Robert Murray (Tenor); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1946

Poulenc, Francis : Le portrait ("Belle, méchante, menteuse, injuste"), song for voice & piano, FP 92

• Performers: John Ainsley (Tenor); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1938

Poulenc, Francis : Miroirs brûlants

• Performers: Sarah Fox (Voice); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1938-1939

Poulenc, Francis : ...mais mourir ("Mains agitées aux grimaces nourées"), song for voice & piano, FP 137

• Performers: John Ainsley (Tenor); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1947

Poulenc, Francis : Main dominée par le coeur

• Performers: Thomas Oliemans (Baritone); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1946

Poulenc, Francis : La fraîcheur et le feu, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 147

• Performers: John Ainsley (Tenor); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 7 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1950

Poulenc, Francis : Calligrammes, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 140

• Performers: Thomas Oliemans (Baritone); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 9 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1948

Poulenc, Francis : La souris ("Belles journées, souris du temps"), song for voice & piano (Deux mélodies 1956), FP 162/

• Performers: Malcolm Martineau (Piano); Lisa Milne (Soprano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1956

Poulenc, Francis : Monsieur Sans Souci, song for voice & piano (4 chansons pour enfants), FP 75/4

• Performers: Jonathan Lemalu (Bass Baritone); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1934

Poulenc, Francis : Nous voulons une petite sour, song for voice & piano (4 chansons pour enfants), FP 75/2

• Performers: Lorna Anderson (Soprano); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
• Notes: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)
• Running Time: 5 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1934