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Poulenc: Melodies 1939-1961 "Poulenc et ses Poetes" / Coladonato, Proietti
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Poulenc: Melodies 1939-1961 "Poulenc et ses Poetes" / Coladonato, Proietti

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Composer
POULENC, FRANCIS
Artist
Coladonato, Proietti
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Aug 02, 2019
Catalog #
BRI95814
UPC
5028421958149

About

Poulenc once declared that ‘the musical transposition of a poem must be an act of love, not a marriage of convenience.’ By the age of four he was already able to recite Mallarme’s Apparition by heart, and while still very young he made his first efforts at setting verses to music. He loved listening to poets read their own work, and he was a voracious reader, who saw his purpose as a composer to embellish to enrich but never to obscure the words or their meaning. Poulenc loved singers and good singing as much as poetry. All these cycles were written with particular artists in mind; several of them for his life partner, the baritone Pierre Bernac, but he also worked very closely with Clare Croiza and Denise Duval, among others. Thus his vocal lines reflect their individual personalities while being couched in his own, very singable, jazz-inflected idiom. Valentina Coladonato has chosen a path less travelled through Poulenc’s song oeuvre, avoiding the Chansons villageoises and Air chantes. Yet in La Fraîcheur et le feu, setting Poulenc’s contemporary Paul Eluard, we find an intensity and urgency of expression to rival his masterpiece, the Dialogues of the Carmelites. Motifs from the opera recur in another Eluard cycle, Le travail du peintre, which addresses seven modern painters in turn from Picasso to Villon. A bittersweet air lingers over the Dernier poeme by Desnos, Aragon’s C and the monologue La dame de Monte Carlo; but his extrovert, amusing music-hall side comes to the fore in Les chemins de l’amour, based on Jean Anouilh’s Leocadia and dedicated to Yvonne Printemps, who was a singer of light music. Even within the same cycle there are contrasting moments that eloquently illustrate Poulenc’s own artistic credo: ‘My music is my portrait’. A specialist in early and new music, the soprano Valentina Coladonato has worked with conductors including Riccardo Muti and Claudio Abbado. She and Claudio Proietti have also recorded the Shakespeare Sonnets of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco for Brilliant Classics (BC95548).

Tracklist 42 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. L'espionne 01:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. L'espionne
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  2. 2 No. 2. Mutation 00:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Mutation
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  3. 3 No. 3. Vers le sud 01:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Vers le sud
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  4. 4 No. 4. Il pleut 01:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Il pleut
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  5. 5 No. 5. La grace exilee 00:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. La grace exilee
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  6. 6 No. 6. Aussi bien que les cigales 02:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Aussi bien que les cigales
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  7. 7 No. 7. Voyage 03:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Voyage
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  8. 8 No. 1. C 02:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. C
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  9. 9 No. 2. Fêtes galantes 01:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Fêtes galantes
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  10. 10 No. 1. Pablo Picasso 02:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Pablo Picasso
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  11. 11 No. 2. Marc Chagall 01:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Marc Chagall
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  12. 12 No. 3. Georges Braque 01:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Georges Braque
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  13. 13 No. 4. Juan Gris 02:17
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Juan Gris
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  14. 14 No. 5. Paul Klee 00:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Paul Klee
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  15. 15 No. 6. Joan Miro 01:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 6. Joan Miro
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  16. 16 No. 7. Jacques Villon 02:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 7. Jacques Villon
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  17. 17 Dernier poeme, FP 163 02:05
    Track
    17
    Title
    Dernier poeme, FP 163
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  18. 18 No. 1. Rayons des yeux 01:09
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 1. Rayons des yeux
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  19. 19 No. 2. Le matin les branches attisent 00:59
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 2. Le matin les branches attisent
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  20. 20 No. 3. Tout disparut 01:30
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 3. Tout disparut
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  21. 21 No. 4. Dans les tenebres du jardin 00:29
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 4. Dans les tenebres du jardin
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  22. 22 No. 5. Unis la fraicheur et le feu 01:19
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 5. Unis la fraicheur et le feu
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  23. 23 No. 6. Homme au sourire tendre 02:00
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 6. Homme au sourire tendre
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  24. 24 No. 7. La grande riviere qui va 00:59
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 7. La grande riviere qui va
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  25. 25 No. 1. L'enfant muet 01:36
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 1. L'enfant muet
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  26. 26 No. 2. Adelina a la promenade 00:44
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 2. Adelina a la promenade
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  27. 27 No. 3. Chanson de l'oranger sec 02:24
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 3. Chanson de l'oranger sec
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  28. 28 No. 1. Le sommeil 02:12
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 1. Le sommeil
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  29. 29 No. 2. Quelle aventure! 00:59
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 2. Quelle aventure!
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  30. 30 No. 3. La reine du coeur 01:39
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 3. La reine du coeur
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  31. 31 No. 4. Ba, be, bi, bo, bu 00:29
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 4. Ba, be, bi, bo, bu
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  32. 32 No. 5. Les anges musiciens 01:26
    Track
    32
    Title
    No. 5. Les anges musiciens
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  33. 33 No. 6. La carafon 01:04
    Track
    33
    Title
    No. 6. La carafon
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  34. 34 No. 7. Lune d'avril 02:49
    Track
    34
    Title
    No. 7. Lune d'avril
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  35. 35 Les chemins de l'amour, FP 106 03:39
    Track
    35
    Title
    Les chemins de l'amour, FP 106
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  36. 36 No. 1. La dame d'Andre 01:35
    Track
    36
    Title
    No. 1. La dame d'Andre
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  37. 37 No. 2. Dans l'herbe 02:08
    Track
    37
    Title
    No. 2. Dans l'herbe
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  38. 38 No. 3. Il vole 01:54
    Track
    38
    Title
    No. 3. Il vole
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  39. 39 No. 4. Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant 02:50
    Track
    39
    Title
    No. 4. Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  40. 40 No. 5. Violon 01:53
    Track
    40
    Title
    No. 5. Violon
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  41. 41 No. 6. Fleurs 02:29
    Track
    41
    Title
    No. 6. Fleurs
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti
  42. 42 La dame de Monte Carlo, FP 180 07:02
    Track
    42
    Title
    La dame de Monte Carlo, FP 180
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Valentina Coladonato, Claudio Proietti