Poulenc: Les Anges musiciens

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Perhaps best known as a Mozart soprano, the Belgian soprano Sophie Karthäuser is a beguiling advocate for Poulenc's songs. — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, 21st November 2014

Release Date: 7th Apr 2014
Catalogue No: HMC902179
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Length: 65 minutes

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Poulenc: Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon, FP 122: I. C

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Poulenc: Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon, FP 122: II. Fêtes galantes

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Poulenc: Bleuet

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Poulenc: Voyage à Paris

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Poulenc: Deux mélodies de Guillaume Apollinaire, FP 94: I. Montparnasse

Work length3:02

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Poulenc: Banalité, FP. 107: II. Hôtel

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Poulenc: Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne, FP 57

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I. Le présent

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II. Chanson

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III. Hier

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Poulenc: Ce doux petit visage

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Poulenc: Main dominée par le coeur

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Poulenc: Tel jour telle nuit, FP 86

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I. Bonne journée

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II. Une ruine coquille vide

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III. Le front comme un drapeau perdu

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IV. Une roulotte couverte en tuiles

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V. A toutes brides

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VI. Une herbe pauvre

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VII. Je n'ai envie que de t'aimer

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VIII. Figure de force brûlante et farouche

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IX. Nous avons fait la nuit

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Poulenc: Vocalise-Étude, FP 44

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Poulenc: Fiançailles pour rire, FP101

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I. La Dame d'André

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II. Dans l'herbe

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III. Il vole

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IV. Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant

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V. Violon

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VI. Fleurs

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Poulenc: Fantasia, FP 174

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Poulenc: La courte paille

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I. Le Sommeil

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II. Quelle Aventure!

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III. La Reine de Cœur

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IV. Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Bu

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V. Les anges musiciens

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VI. Le Carafon

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VII. Lune d'Avril

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Poulenc: Léocadia, FP 106: À sa guitare, FP 79

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Poulenc: Les chemins de l'amour

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Sophie Karthäuser, Eugene Asti

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Composer Guides, Francis Poulenc

21st November 2014

Katherine selects some favourite recordings of the French composer Francis Poulenc.

Francis Poulenc’s corpus of songs is one of the most generous and accomplished in the French repertoire. Born in 1899 and living until 1963, he inherited the art of the 19th century, which he succeeded in renewing while remaining within the bounds of tonal language, setting mostly contemporary poets (Apollinaire, Éluard, Aragon, Louise de Vilmorin). He drew his inspiration from the atmosphere specific to each text, but also from listening attentively to the timbre and rhythm of the poet reading his or her own works. This was, in the composer’s view, an essential key to penetrating the mystery of their creations. Associating the specific experience of the poet with his own personal memories, Poulenc created an expressive aura unique in the song output of his time.

Belgian soprano Sophie Karthäuser studied with Noelle Barker at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

She is now in great demand in the foremost international venues, especially as a Mozart singer. She sang her first Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) under René Jacobs and her first Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) under William Christie. She has especially close relationships with the Théâtre de la Monnaie (Brussels) and the Theater an der Wien (Vienna) in Baroque and Classical roles.

Since winning the Audience Prize at the Wigmore Hall Song Contest she has developed an acclaimed career as a recitalist, enjoying a particularly close artistic partnership with the distinguished American pianist Eugene Asti. [This is his first appearance on the harmonia mundi label.] Her extensive discography includes successful releases of aria and song recitals and complete operas. She may be heard in the harmonia mundi recordings of Mozart’s 'La finta giardiniera' and Pergolesi’s 'Septem verba a Christo' under the direction of René Jacobs. This is her first recital programme for harmonia mundi.

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21st November 2014

Perhaps best known as a Mozart soprano, the Belgian soprano Sophie Karthäuser is a beguiling advocate for Poulenc's songs.

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