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Penitentia - Choral works by Ildebrando Pizzetti; Francis Poulenc; Miklos Paszti; John Joubert et al. / The Esoterics

1 CD / Terpsichore Records / 2012-08-28

Works: Ildebrando Pizzetti: Composizioni corali (3), for chorus; Francis Poulenc: Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence, for chorus, FP 97; Bern Herbolsheimer: Seven Last Words; Geert D'Hollander: T...
Performers: Bæskens, Betsy; Froggét, Lorri; Hitt, Tom; Horlock, Keith; Hubbert, Gretchen; Iamar, Josh; Kaspar, Dustin; Reddaway, Janna; Stagg, Chris; Weber, Bruce; Yarnell, Kathea
Conductors: Banks, Eric

The Esoterics present PENITENTIA, a project featuring works of and on the Lenten liturgy by Poulenc, Pizzetti, d'Hollander, Herbolsheimer, and more. From literal depictions of...continue...

Poulenc: Dialogues de Carmélites / Matthews, Polaski, Brunner, Breedt

2 CD / Oehms / 2012-02-28

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites, opera, FP 159
Performers: Arman, Erik; Beuron, Yann; Breedt, Michelle; Brunner, Heidi; Hofmann, Magdalena Anna; Koninger, Dominik; LaFont, Jean-Philippe; Marinkovic, Nenad; Matthews, Sally; Polaski, Deborah; Ratzenbock, Chris...
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Poulenc's opera premiered at the Milan Scala on January 26, 1957 (in Italian). The work is currently experiencing a renaissance in the most important opera...continue...
Recording information: Theater an der Wien (01/2008/04/2011)....continue...

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

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-12-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Airs chantés, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 46; Colloque, for soprano, baritone & piano, FP 108; Les bijoux aux poitrines, mazurka for voice & piano (Mouvements du coeur), FP...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Anderson, Lorna; Fox, Sarah; Lemalu, Jonathan; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Ann; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Oliemans, Thomas
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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

The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 2 / Milne, Anderson, Murray and Lott

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-07-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Toréador, song for voice & piano, FP 11; Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne (3), for voice & piano, FP 57; Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 94; ...
Performers: Anderson, Lorna; Lemalu, Jonathan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]

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

Jardin Nocturne / Songs for voice & piano

1 CD / Aparte / 2011-05-10

Works: Francis Poulenc: Nous avons fait la nuit, song for voice & piano (Tel jour, telle nuit), FP 86/9; Lune d'avril ("Lune, belle lune..."), song for voice & piano (La courte paille), FP 178/7; Fernand Ha...
Performers: Druet, Isabelle; Ralambondrainy, Johanne

Mezzo-soprano Isabelle Druet was voted 'Vocal Discovery of the Year' at France's Victoires de la Musique Classique awards in 2010 and won second prize at...continue...
Recording information: Eglise St-Pierre, Paris, France (10/2010)....continue...

The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 1

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-04-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Cocardes, song cycle for voice & piano (or ensemble), FP 16; C'est ainsi que tu es (Métamorphoses, no 2); La belle Jeunesse (Chansons gaillardes, no 7); A sa guitare; Épi...
Performers: Anderson, Lorna; Lemalu, Jonathan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]

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

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé; Poulenc: Gloria / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / CSO Resound / 2009-05-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Gloria in G major; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
Performers: Rivera, Jessica [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

The Chicago Symphony Chorus takes center stage in two gorgeous French works from the twentieth century. Poulenc's effervescent 'Gloria' features up-and-coming soprano Jessica Rivera's recording...continue...

Hommage a Francis Poulenc

1 CD / Forlane (France) Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Francis Poulenc: Le bestiaire (Cortège d'Orphée), song cycle for voice & piano (or chamber ensemble), FP 15a; Cocardes, song cycle for voice & piano (or ensemble), FP 16; Trois poèmes ...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Poulenc: Orchestral and Choral Works / Dutoit

5 CD / Decca / 2007-05-15

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, FP 141; Concerto Champêtre for Har...
Performers: Balet, B.; Bauer, Marc; Binder, Florence; Carbonare, Alessandro; Coman, Teodor; Coueffe, Yves; Decker, Laurent; Deferne, Sylviane; Fourquet, Jacques; Fustin, Claude; Gantiez, Andre; Goudenhooft, Andr...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

"Charles Dutoit's five disc set of the orchestral works, the concerted works, the sacred choral works and the vocal works with orchestral accompaniment by Poulenc...continue...

Opera in English - Poulenc: The Carmelites / Daniel

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-10-17

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites, opera, FP 159
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Berger, William; Boylan, Orla; Cook, Lyn; Coward, Gary; Crane, Gloria; Davies, Catrin Wyn; Davies, Ryland; Davison, Deborah; Dix, Christine; Douglas, Judith; Edwards, James; Gibbo...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus

Poulenc did something deeply unfashionable in the mid-1950s when he wrote 'Dialogues of the Carmelites' - in an era of modernism he created an opera...continue...

Stabat Mater - Penderecki, Poulenc, Szymanowsky

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-08-16

Works: Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 148; Karol Szymanowski: Stabat mater, Op. 53; Krzysztof Penderecki: Passio et mors domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam "Saint ...
Performers: Benz, Georgina von; Previati, Fabio; Urmana, Violeta; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rilling, Helmuth

With this release, Profil presents settings of the 'Stabat Mater' by Penderecki, Poulenc, and Szymanowsky. Viotti and Rilling lead the Munchner Rundfunkorchester and the Chor...continue...

Passione / Shan Cothi

1 CD / Sain / 2005-08-12

Works: Jean Sibelius: Be Still, My Soul, hymn (based on Finlandia); Finlandia Hymn (Finlandia Hymni), for chorus & organ (or harmonium), Op. 113/12; Giuseppe Giordani: Caro mio ben, for voice & piano (or or...
Performers: Cothi, Shan; Davies, Laurence; Finch, Catrin; Isaac, Myfyr; Roberts, Richard
Conductors: Quirk, John

Lux Aeterna - Duruflé, Poulenc, / Dijkstra, The Gents

2 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-06-14

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Notre Père, Op. 14; Missa "Cum Jubilo", for baritone, baritone chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 11; Francis Poulenc: Petites prières (4) de Saint Franç...
Performers: Delemarre-Werner, Isabel; Groot, Kees de; Heijst, Titia; Hermans, Frank; Jonkers, Susan; Marquez, Marian; Meij, Mariska van der; Pranger, Patrick; Stotijn, Christianne; Strijk, Marjon; Viersen, Quiri...
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: The Gents

With their unique sound and broad repertoire ranging from medieval chansons to pop, The Gents, led by Peter Kijkstra, are fast becoming one of the...continue...

Poulenc: Secular Choral Music / New London Chamber Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126; Chansons françaises (8), for chorus, FP 130; Sept chansons, for chorus, FP 81; Chanson à boire, for male...
Performers: Burtt-Jones, Natalia; Clark, Christopher; Eastwood, Rona; Jackson, Celia; Johnson, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; McMullin, Peter; Oliver, Aidan; Thomas, Meinir Wyn; Ward, John
Conductors: Wood, James

Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-11-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Le bal masqué, for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) & chamber ensemble, FP 60; Le bestiaire (Cortège d'Orphée), song cycle for voice & piano (or chamber ensemble), FP 15a; ...
Performers: Bauer, Marc; Bernold, Philippe; Delage, Pascal; Delescluse, Jean; Doise, Olivier; Groben, Francoise; Hanon, Philippe; Joulain, Herve; Lefevre, Laurent; Leguerinel, Franck; Mauger, Jacques; Moisan, An...

"Francis Poulenc is music itself. I know no music that is more direct, more simply expressed or going so unerringly to its target." This praise...continue...

Beverly Sills - Plaisir d'amour / Columbia SO, NYPO, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-11-24

Works: Jean Lenoir: Parlez-moi d'amour, song; Georges Bizet: Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), opera in 5 acts (unfinished); Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Charles Koechlin: Si...
Performers: Brook, Paige; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Kostelanetz, André
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

"Many of our readers only need to be told that this exists: they'll run out and snatch it up. Others may not know her voice,...continue...